The Euthanasia Prevention Coalition (EPC) will host a press conference to call for the passage of Bill C-218, which would prevent the implementation of medical assistance in dying (MAiD) for mental illness alone. Speakers will include EPC President Gordon Friesen, EPC Executive Director Alex Schadenberg, Dr. Paul Saba, and combat veteran, CEO and mental health advocate … Read more
The Canadian Finance & Leasing Association (CFLA) will hold a press conference to present its recommendations to the federal government for addressing Canada’s productivity crisis. Speakers include CFLA President Michael Rothe and Board Chair Hugh Swandel. The association aims to highlight productivity challenges and the need for improved lending access for underfunded small businesses. The event will take … Read more
Natural Health Product Protection Association President Shawn Buckley will arrive in Ottawa to deliver The Charter of Health Freedom and the third-largest paper petition in Canadian history—signed by over 150,000 Canadians—calling for stronger protection of access to natural health products. He will hold a press conference in Room 135-B, West Block. Details are available online. Contact media@nhppa.org
My Climate Plan, a non-profit organization, will join three veteran wildfire fighters, a Nova Scotia resident who lost her home to wildfire, a survivor of the 2016 Fort McMurray fire, and a Syilx Okanagan Nation member affected by multiple wildfires to host a press conference and meet with federal representatives on Parliament Hill. The group … Read more
The Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) will host a worker-first forum with official NDP leadership candidates Avi Lewis, MP Heather McPherson (Edmonton Strathcona, Alta.), Rob Ashton, Tanille Johnston, and Tony McQuail. Moderated by CLC President Bea Bruske, each candidate will deliver a ten-minute address outlining their vision for Canada’s NDP and how they plan to deliver … Read more
The Canadian Cattle Association will hold a press release on recent government trade legislation related to the UK’s accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). The event will take place in Room 135B, West Block and on Zoom. Contact zakowskyt@cattle.ca
Carleton University’s third Shannon Lecture, “The Transnational Making of United Nations Peacekeeping,” features historian and U.S. Army Lt. Col. Brian Drohan, Associate Professor at the U.S. Military Academy–West Point. Drawing from his military experience and scholarship, including his book Brutality in an Age of Human Rights, Drohan will explore Canada’s global influence on peacekeeping through … Read more
Privacy Commissioner of Canada Philippe Dufresne and counterparts from Québec, British Columbia and Alberta will hold a news conference on the findings of a joint investigation into TikTok’s privacy practices, particularly regarding younger users and consent from these users for the collection, use and disclosure of their personal information. The Report of Findings will be … Read more
Canada’s Drug Agency will host a lecture entitled “Health Economics: Demystifying the Myths and Unlocking Its Value,” with health economist Dr. Doug Coyle. The hybrid event will take place in the 2nd Floor Council Chambers, 865 Carling Ave. and virtually. Register online.
The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) will release its 2025 housing market forecast in Room 135-B, Parliament Hill and online. Speakers include CREA CEO Janice Myers, Chair-Elect Valérie Paquin and Director and Senior Economist on Housing Data and Market Analysis Shaun Cathcart. To attend, contact: pleduc@CREA.ca 613-237-7111
