MP Longfield to make an announcement

On behalf of Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.), Liberal MP Lloyd Longfield​ (Guelph, Ont.) will take part in an announcement. This event will take place online. Contact catherine.mounier-desrochers@canada.ca.

PS Serré and MP Lefebvre to make an announcement

On behalf of Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna (Ottawa-Centre, Ont.), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources Marc Serré (Nickle Belt, Ont.) and Liberal MP Paul Lefebvre (Sudbury, Ont.) will take part in an infrastructure announcement. This event will take place online. Call 613-941-0660.

Webinar: “Will the 2021 federal budget position Canada to emerge strongly from the pandemic?”

The Institute for Research on Public Policy hosts a webinar, “Will the 2021 federal budget position Canada to emerge strongly from the pandemic?” a post-Budget conversation around the key policy issues that are critical to Canada’s post-pandemic recovery. Jennifer Ditchburn, editor-in-chief of Policy Options, will moderate the discussion featuring Jasmine Ramze Rezaee, Director of Advocacy and Communications, YWCA Toronto; and IRPP staff Charles Breton, executive … Read more

PS Sidhu to make an announcement

On behalf of Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna (Ottawa-Centre, Ont.), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Development Maninder Sidhu (Brampton East, Ont.) will take part in an infrastructure event which will take place online. Call 613-941-0660.

NDP MP Davies to hold press conference

NDP health critic Don Davies (Vancouver Kingsway, B.C.) will hold a press conference to discuss his new Private Member’s Bill that proposes a health-based approach to treating addiction by ensuring safe supply, access to treatment and criminal record expungement. He will be joined by Leslie McBain, co-founder of Moms Stop the Harm; and two representatives from the BC … Read more

Minister Bibeau to make an announcement

Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) will announce investments to support cattle, hog and big game producers in Quebec who are facing exceptional costs caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. This event will take place online. Call 343-549-2326.

PS Serré to make an announcement

On behalf of Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources Marc Serré (Nickle Belt, Ont.) will announce support for community economic development and small business growth in the Sudbury East and West Nipissing regions. He will be joined by Liberal MP Paul Lefebvre (Sudbury, Ont.). This event will take place online. Call 705-690-0957.

Minister Tassi to make an announcement

On behalf of Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development Maryam Monsef (Peterborough-Kawartha, Ont.), Minister of Labour Filomena Tassi (Hamilton West-Ancaster-Dundas, Ont.) will announce a federal investment to improve high-speed Internet access in rural Ontario. This event will take place online. Call 613-295-8123.

Minister Anand to make an announcement

Minister of Public Services and Procurement Anita Anand (Oakville, Ont.), accompanied by Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Will Amos (Pontiac, Que.), will will announce investments to support new laboratory space for the National Research Council and Natural Resources Canada’s centres of expertise for advanced materials in Mississauga and Hamilton, Ont. This event will take place online. … Read more

PS Fergus and MPs to take part in the Pearson Centre Conference

Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister and to the President of the Treasury Board and Minister of Digital Government Greg Fergus (Hull—Aylmer, Que.), Bloc Québécois MP Monique Pauzé (Repentigny, Que.), Alexandre Boulerice (Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie, Que.), ISG Senator Julie Miville-Dechêne and Marc-André Leclerc, former chief of staff to Andrew Scheer (Regina-Qu’Appelle, Sask.), will take part in an all-party panel in French: “Parlement en 2021,” part of the Pearson Centre’s Change Conference (April … Read more