Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) will highlight investments to nine food processors in the Laval and Montreal region under the Emergency Processing Fund for projects to protect the health of their workers in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Details online. Call 343-549-2326.
Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development Maryam Monsef (Peterborough-Kawartha, Ont.), on behalf of Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna (Ottawa-Centre, Ont.), Dave Smith, MPP for Peterborough–Kawartha, and Chief Emily Whetung of Curve Lake First Nation. Call 613-941-0660.
Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ (FCM) Big City Mayors’ Caucus (BCMC) Chair Mayor Don Iveson and Mayor of Montreal Valérie Plante will host a press conference following virtual meetings with key cabinet ministers in advance of the Fall Economic Statement. These meetings will be an opportunity for mayors to outline what the federal-municipal partnership can accomplish to continue supporting Canadians through … Read more
Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.), joined by Minister of Labour Filomena Tassi (Hamilton West-Ancaster-Dundas, Ont.), and Liberal MP Bob Bratina (Hamilton East–Stoney Creek, Ont.), will make an important virtual announcement in Hamilton. Call 416-954-6652.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages (FedNor) Terry Sheehan (Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.) will announce FedNor funding to support community development, business growth and the creation of good paying jobs in the Hearst and Superior East regions. Call 705-690-0957.
Minister of Middle Class Prosperity and Associate Minister of Finance Mona Fortier (Ottawa-Vanier, Ont.) will take part in a Virtual Town Hall meeting hosted by the Mississauga Board of Trade. Fortier will be speaking about the work the Government is doing to support businesses and individuals through the COVID-19 Economic Response Plan, and share the Government’s … Read more
On behalf of Minister of Diversity and Inclusion and Youth Bardish Chagger (Waterloo, Ont.), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Diversity and Inclusion and Youth and Canadian Heritage (Sport) Adam van Koeverden (Milton, Ont.) will highlight 13 anti-racism projects that address systemic racism, discrimination in sport and recreation, and online hate. This event will take place online. Call 819-934-1132.
Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development Maryam Monsef (Peterborough-Kawartha, Ont.) will take part in a panel discussion on “The COVID-19 Shadow Pandemic, Impacts and Recovery” hosted by the Woman Abuse Council of Toronto. This event will take place online.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour Anthony Housefather (Mount Royal, Que.), Conservative MP Marty Morantz (Charleswood-St. James-Assiniboia-Headingley, Man.) and NDP MP Randall Garrison (Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke, B.C.), the Canadian members of the Inter-Parliamentary Task Force to Combat Online Antisemitism, will take part in a virtual briefing with community organizations from the United States, Canada, and Australia. The event will include presentations from the American … Read more
ISG Senator Yvonne Boyer will deliver remarks at “First, Do Less Harm: Harm Reduction as a Principle of Health Policy and Law,” a two-day conference examining current challenges and opportunities for innovative harm reduction approaches in Canada in areas such as opioids, tobacco, cannabis and more, hosted by the University of Ottawa’s Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics. … Read more
