From Aug. 8 to 10, 2013, on Parliament Hill, the soldiers of the Ceremonial Guard will host the 17th annual Fortissimo celebration. Fortissimo is a military concert and sunset ceremony conducted on the lawns of Parliament Hill. The event will feature military brass bands, pipes & drums, guest performers and the soldiers of the Ceremonial … Read more
The fifth installment of Hope Live will return to the Great Canadian Theatre Company on Nov. 4 in Ottawa. Rick Mercer will host the evening’s fundraiser for Fertile Future and the Power of Hope Program. This year’s Songwriters’ Circle will feature Randy Bachman, Tragically Hip’s Gord Downie, and Serena Ryder. The event will be held at … Read more
Group of 78 Annual Policy Conference 2013 will be held. The theme of the event is: Responding to China’s Global Re-Emergence. The event will be held at the Cartier Place Suite Hotel, 180 Cooper St. More information is available online.
The Canadian American Business Council Annual Ottawa Summit will be held. The purpose of the program, now in its nineteenth year, is to celebrate the benefits of free trade and examine the policy challenges facing Canada and the United States. This year’s forum, entitled “Blueprint for the Future of Canada/US Relations,” will feature policy experts … Read more
SecureTech is Canada’s only all-encompassing public safety and national security conference and trade show. Hosted by the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries (CADSI) at the Ottawa Convention Center, SecureTech 2013 will feature over 50,000 square feet of Canadian and international exhibits, an Innovation Stage for emergency and security companies to promote new product … Read more
The NDP that recent developments in the Equitas case, regarding the New Veterans Charter, currently before the Superior Court in British Columbia have raised the concerns off veterans about the government’s commitment to veterans. NDP veterans affairs critic Peter Stoffer (Sackville-Eastern Shore, N.S.) and deputy critic Sylvain Chicoine (Châteauguay-Saint-Constant, Que.), along with several Canadian Forces veterans, will … Read more
NDP MPs Charlie Angus (Timmins-James Bay, Ont.) and Mathieu Ravignat (Pontiac, Que.) will hold a press conference Monday with survivors of the St. Anne's Residential School. The event will be held at the National Press Theatre. Call 613-295-9228.
On behalf of Minister of Veterans Affairs Julian Fantino (Vaughan, Ont.), Conservative MP Royal Galipeau (Ottawa-Orléans, Ont.) and ambassador of the Republic of Korea Hee-yong Cho will mark the first official Korean War Veterans Day in Canada. The event will be held at the National War Memorial, Confederation Square. Call 613-992-7468.
The Ottawa South Asian Festival will be held. More information about the events are available online.
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird (Ottawa West-Nepean, Ont.) will host José Antonio Meade Kuribreña, Mexico’s secretary of foreign affairs, to discuss Canada-Mexico bilateral relations. The media availability will be held at the Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada, Main Lobby, Lester B. Pearson Building, 125 Sussex Drive. Call 613-995-1874.
