International Trade Minister Ed Fast (Abbotsford, B.C.), and Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird (Ottawa West-Nepean, Ont.) will attend the annual Europe Day celebrations in Ottawa. They will underline the mutual benefits of a Canada-EU trade agreement, and Fast will also highlight a new initiative that will increase the business-to-business ties between Canadian and European firms. … Read more
The annual public meeting of Defence Construction Canada will be held. Defence Construction Canada (DCC) is a Federal Crown corporation that delivers and maintains infrastructure and environmental projects and services, and provides full lifecycle infrastructure support required for defence of Canada. The meeting will be held in Constitution Square, 350 Albert Street, 2nd Floor, Constitution … Read more
The group Friends of Canadian Broadcasting will be on the Hill to give a news conference and brief parliamentarians concerning the impact on the CBC of Bill C-60, Economic Action Plan 2013 Act, No. 1. The event will be held in room 130-S Centre Block. Call 613-447-9592.
NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair (Outremont, Que.) and NDP MPs Andrew Cash (Davenport, Ont.), Pierre Nantel (Longueuil-Pierre-Boucher, Que.) and Peggy Nash (Parkdale-High-Park, Ont.) will welcome Ian Morrison and the Friends of Canadian Broadcasting, who are in Ottawa to present their petitions of over 100 000 signatures by Canadians who want to protect the CBC from government … Read more
NDP labour critic Alexandre Boulerice (Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie, Que.) will hold a press conference to denounce the government interference in Crown Corporations negotiations. He will be joined by representatives from the Canadian Labour Congress, the CBC communications union, the Canadian Union of Public Employees, ACTRA, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers and the CAW. The event … Read more
Minister of Veterans Affairs and La Francophonie Steven Blaney (Levis-Bellechasse, Que.) will join officials from St. John Ambulance Canada to announce new partnerships in support of veterans. The event will be held at the St. John Ambulance Office, 5 Corvus Court. Call 613-992-7468.
MPs from different parties and hundreds of practitioners of Falun Gong (Falun Dafa), will gather on Parliament Hill to celebrate the 21st anniversary of the introduction of Falun Gong to the public. They will celebrate the special virtues of truthfulness, compassion and tolerance with dances, songs, drums, band performance, and exercises demonstrations. More information is … Read more
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) will speak at Falun Dafa Month rally on Parliament Hill. Call 613-614-4916.
Reggie Littlejohn, founder and president of Women’s Rights Without Frontiers, an international coalition to expose and oppose forced abortion, gendercide and sexual slavery in China joins Alissa Golob, youth coordinator for Campaign Life Coalition, to kick off the 16th National March for Life in Ottawa; the largest annual pro-life gathering in Canada. The theme of … Read more
National Revenue Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, P.E.I.) and Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism) Maxime Bernier (Beauce, Qué.) will make an announcement on Cracking down on international tax evasion and aggressive tax avoidance. The event will be held in the lobby of the House of Commons. Call 613-952-9184.
