Bains to make a major announcement on the future of Canadian space exploration

Innovation, Science and Industry Minister Navdeep Bains (Mississauga-Malton, Ont.) will make a major announcement related to Canada’s future in space exploration. Bains will be joined virtually by Canadian Space Agency President Lisa Campbell and CSA astronauts Jeremy Hansen, Joshua Kutryk, David Saint-Jacques and Jenni Sidey-Gibbons. Details online. Call 450-926-4370.

FedDev Ontario to announce support for women in advanced manufacturing and technology

Minister of Labour Filomena Tassi (Hamilton West-Ancaster-Dundas, Ont.), on behalf of Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.), will make an important virtual announcement in Hamilton. Tassi will be joined by Liberal MP Bob Bratina (Hamilton East–Stoney Creek, Ont.). Details online.

Representative for Children and Youth to release report

Representative for Children and Youth Jennifer Charlesworth will release a report on outcomes for young people in government care transitioning into adulthood. The report will contain recommendations for government. Call 250-356-7713.

Infrastructure Announcement in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna (Ottawa-Centre, Ont.), Liberal MP Sean Casey (Charlottetown, PEI), Stephen Myers, PEI Minister of Transportation, Infrastructure and Energy, and Marilyn MacLean, Principal at West Royalty Elementary School, will participated in a virtual announcement regarding COVID-19 response infrastructure for Prince Edward Island. Details online. Call 13-941-0660.

Infrastructure Announcement in Pays Plat, Ontario

Health Minister Patty Hajdu (Thunder Bay-Superior North, Ont.), on behalf of Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna (Ottawa-Centre, Ont.), Dave Smith, MPP for Peterborough-Kawartha, David Peter Mushquash, Chief of the Pays Plat First Nation, and Duncan Michano, Chief of Biigtigong Nishnaabeg First Nation, will participate in an infrastructure funding announcement. Details online. Call 613-941-0660.

Infrastructure Announcement in Edmonton, Alberta

Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna (Ottawa-Centre, Ont.), Don Iveson, Mayor of Edmonton, Ben Henderson, Edmonton City Councillor and Chair of the Green Municipal Fund Council, and Garth Frizzell, President of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, will participate in an infrastructure event. Details online. Call 613-941-0660.

PS Ehsassi to announce investment in Canada’s robotics and AI research and development sector

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry (Innovation and Industry) Ali Ehsassi (Willowdale, Ont.), along with the Liberal MP Jim Carr (Winnipeg South Centre, Man.), will announce an important investment in a Calgary-based robotics supply-chain company on behalf of Innovation, Science and Industry Minister Navdeep Bains (Mississauga-Malton, Ont.). Details online.

Regional green business ATTITUDE to meet growing demand thanks to Government of Canada support

Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.), on behalf of Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.), will announce Government of Canada financial assistance to support the growth of Sherbrooke-based ATTITUDE, a business that stands out through its offering of green alternatives to conventional household and personal care products. Details online. 

Press Conference on Microbrasserie Le BockAle

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages (Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec) Élisabeth Brière (Sherbrooke, Que.) and André Lamontagne, Quebec Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and Minister Responsible for the Centre-du-Québec Region, will announce financial assistance from the governments of Canada and Quebec to support the … Read more