The Subcommittee on International Human Rights of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development of the House of Commons will host a recognition ceremony for three remarkable women who have devoted their lives to defending human rights. The Subcommittee unanimously agreed that the following women are a testament to the extraordinary sacrifices that … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages (FedNor) Terry Sheehan (Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.) will make a virtual FedNor announcement that will support high-quality jobs, increase exports and help strengthen and grow New Liskeard’s manufacturing sector. Details online. Call 705-690-0957.
On March 3-4 2021, the UK and Canadian Governments, co-chairs of the PPCA will co-host a virtual PPCA Global Summit to boost international commitment and cooperation to shift away from coal power generation ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in November 2021. Details online.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) will be joined by NDP Small Business Critic Gord Johns (Courtenay-Alberni, B.C.) to make an announcement about the NDP’s plan to help struggling small businesses during this pandemic. Singh and Johns will be joined by Tracey Klettl, owner & operator of Painted Warriors, an Indigenous-led and run tourism group based … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health Darren Fisher (Dartmouth—Cole Harbour, N.S.) will announce federal funding towards the expansion of the MySafe Society safer supply project in Canada. Details online. Call 613-957-0200.
Prime Minister’s Special Advisor for the Prairies Jim Carr (Winnipeg South Centre, Man.) will make an announcement virtually of support through the Emergency Processing Fund to meat processing companies across the Prairies, which is supporting their efforts to keep employees safe and our food system strong. Details online. Call 343-549-2326.
Leading up to the International Women’s Day, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade Mary Ng (Markham-Thornhill, Ont.) will co-host a Canada-Sweden Ideas Roundtable on women entrepreneurship. Ng will be joined by her Swedish counterpart Anna Hallberg, Minister for Foreign Trade and Nordic Affairs of the Kingdom of Sweden, and together they will engage … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages (FedDev Ontario) Kate Young (London West, Ont.) will make an important virtual announcement in Cornwall. Details online.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Joël Lightbound (Louis—Hébert, Que.) will announce financial assistance from Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions for Flyscan Systems. Details online.
Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen will participate in a webinar about the Deep Space Food Challenge along with experts from NASA and the CSA. Jeremy Hansen, CSA astronaut, Natalie Hirsch, Project Officer, Operational Space Medicine, CSA, and NASA experts will be participating. They will discuss the evolution of space food technologies and answer questions. The Deep … Read more
