Join Canada 2020 for a conversation on how we can better support community-led solutions, address mental health challenges, and ensure a strong and multi-faceted pandemic response for Indigenous communities in Canada. Speakers include Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller (Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Sœurs, Que.) and Kluane Adamek, Yukon Regional Chief at the Assembly of First Nations. Details online.
Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development Maryam Monsef (Peterborough-Kawartha, Ont.) will announce a high-speed Internet investment in central and eastern Ontario. Details online. Call 613-295-8123.
Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne (Saint-Maurice–Champlain, Que.) will announce new lunar projects and discuss progress made in relation to Canada’s Space Strategy. He will be accompanied virtually by the President of the Canadian Space Agency Lisa Campbell, astronaut David Saint-Jacques, and representatives of the space sector. Details online. Call 450-926-4370.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard and to the Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages (B.C.) Terry Beech (Burnaby North—Seymour, B.C.) will make an announcement on the official opening of the Canadian Coast Guard’s Search and Rescue Station in Victoria. This is one of three new stations in … Read more
Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.) and National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier (Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Que.) will announce Government of Canada support for the City of Gaspé’s project involving the development of a new tourism attraction. Details online.
The Parliamentary Budget Officer will release two new legislative costing notes, entitled C-265 : An Act to Amend the Employment Insurance Act (illness, injury or quarantine), and Emissions Reduction Fund – Onshore. Call 613-992-8026.
Environment and Climate Change Minister Jonathan Wilkinson (North Vancouver, B.C.) will participate in a virtual Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition high-level event at the World Bank Group’s Innovate4Climate annual conference. Wilkinson will discuss how Canada’s carbon pollution pricing system is driving innovation, creating opportunities across the economy and fighting climate change. Details online. Call 819-271-6218.
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard and to the Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages (B.C.) Terry Beech (Burnaby North—Seymour, B.C.) will hold a discussion with experts in the field of food waste and will announce an opportunity to help innovators reduce food waste in Canada. This event … Read more
Families, Children and Social Development Minister Ahmed Hussen (York South-Weston, Ont.) will launch two calls for proposals to fund projects that support the most vulnerable people in communities across Canada. This event will take place online. Call 819-994-5559.
Conservative MP Cathay Wagantall (Yorkton–Melville, Sask.) hosts the 2021 edition of the National Prayer Breakfast of Canada, a Christ-centred event held by the Parliamentary Prayer Breakfast Group. This event will take place online.
