Event Location: Ottawa

Governor General David Johnston will receive the credentials of three ambassadors and two high commissioners. The event will be held at Rideau Hall. Call 613-998-9166.

A group of students from Mont-de-la-Salle High School in Laval will present a petition against the deportation of the Alvarez-Rivera family. For the third time, these students are facing the imminent deportation of a classmate. Now they have decided to organize a campaign to put pressure on Public Safety Minister Vic Toews (Provencher, Man.). Now, after … Read more

For media only, Prime Minister Harper's Director of Communications, Andrew MacDougall, along with senior government officials, will hold a briefing on Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s (Calgary Southwest, Alta.) upcoming trip to the United Kingdom, France, Ireland and the G-8 Lough Erne Summit in Northern Ireland from June 11 to 18, 2013. The event will be … Read more

Liberal multiculturalism critic Jim Karygiannis (Scarborough-Agincourt, Ont.) will hold a press conference with respect to the inability of Canadian children of military parents, who were born outside Canada, to pass Canadian citizenship to their children. Karygiannis will be joined by Sarah Currie, a young Canadian mother, who is unable to pass her Canadian citizenship to her … Read more

Official Opposition Leader Thomas Mulcair (Outremont, Que.) will deliver an address at the NDP national staff forum in Ottawa. The event will be held at Main Hall – Centre Floor, Government Conference Centre, 2 Rideau Street. Call 613-323-7974.

The Privacy Commissioner of Canada’s 2012 Annual Report on the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) is expected to be tabled in Parliament. This is the commissioner’s last PIPEDA annual report before the end of her mandate and is entitled "Privacy and Your Reputation: Who Shapes Your Identity Online?" The report also examines … Read more

Governor General David Johnston will present one Star of Courage and 46 Medals of Bravery at a ceremony at Rideau Hall. Created in 1972, Decorations for Bravery recognize people who risked their lives to try to save or protect the lives of others. The Cross of Valour (C.V.) recognizes acts of the most conspicuous courage … Read more

Eighteen civilian organizations across Canada, representing government, business and academic institutions, will receive awards for their outstanding support to members of the Canadian Armed Forces Reserves. General Tom Lawson, chief of the Defence Staff, vice-admiral Bruce Donaldson, the vice chief of the Defence Staff, and other senior National Defence officials will be among the dignitaries. … Read more

Executive director of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society and president and publisher of Canadian Geographic, André Préfontaine, and the Royal Canadian Geographical Society will introduced the society's giant floor map of Canada’s National Parks. The event will be held in Room 216-N, Centre Block, Parliament Hill. The Giant Floor Map Program is one of the … Read more

Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver (Eglington-Lawrence, Ont.) will highlight innovations in fuel efficiency in the automotive sector at the launch of the 2013 Eco-Run. The event will be held at the Natural Resources Canada parking lot, 580 Booth Street. Call 613-996-2007.