Parliamentarians, the ambassadors of Israel and Poland, Ottawa’s mayor, and leading members of the Jewish community will join Canadians at a ceremony marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day hosted by the National Holocaust Monument Committee, the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, the Jewish Federation of Ottawa, and the Embassy of Israel. This event will be held at … Read more
Today marks the 75th birthday of New Brunswick ISG Senator Nancy Hartling, which also signals her mandatory retirement from the Senate. Contact Nancy.Hartling@sen.parl.gc.ca
Governor General Mary Simon will host a Winter Celebration on the grounds of Rideau Hall. All activities are free, but visitors are encouraged to bring new or gently used articles of winter clothing for the Snowsuit Fund. Contact Media@gg.ca
Ethics Commissioner Konrad von Finckenstein is among the speakers at a two-day conference on “Crown Corporate Governance” hosted by the Canadian Institute. Speakers include Assistant Deputy Minister for Transport Canada Serge Bijimin, Assistant Deputy Minister of Agriculture Randy Jackiw, and others. The event will take place at the Hilton Garden Inn Downtown. Details are available online.
National Council of Canadian Muslims CEO Stephen Brown will hold a press conference regarding the Supreme Court’s decision on whether to hear an appeal on Quebec’s controversial secularism law (Bill 21). The event will take place in Press Conference Room 135-B, West Block. For more details, contact: fabdalla@nccm.ca 416678-5264
Liberal Leader Candidate Karina Gould will make a policy announcement outside the doors of 350 Albert St. For details, contact: media@karinagould.ca
Senator Marc Gold will host an event to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp, to help preserve the memory of the Holocaust and transmit its lessons to future generations. Speakers will include Auschwitz survivor David Moscovic, his granddaughter Hannah Alberga and Azrieli Foundation Chair and CEO Naomi Azrieli. The event will … Read more
Award-winning journalist Carol Off will participate in a fireside chat with World Press Freedom Canada President Heather Bakken on “Conversation in an Age of Rage.” The event will take place at the Rideau Club, 99 Bank St, 15th Floor. For more information, contact: info@worldpressfreedomcanada.ca
Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Nathaniel Erskine-Smith (Beaches-East York, Ont.) will make an announcement on the Unsheltered Homelessness and Encampments Initiative (UHEI) at the National Press Theatre, Room 325, 180 Wellington St. Contact Sofia.ouslis@infc.gc.ca
Liberal MP Patrick Weiler (West Vancouver–Sunshine Coast–Sea to Sky Country, B.C.), Lenora Joe, Ihe hiwus (Chief) for the shíshálh Nation, and Alton Toth, Chair for the Sunshine Coast Regional District, will make an infrastructure funding announcement at the House of Clans, 5555 Sunshine Coast Hwy. Contact Sofia.Ouslis@infc.gc.ca.
