Travers fellowship to be awarded

The second recipient of an annual $25,000 award created to honour the late Jim Travers and his passion for international affairs and Canadian foreign policy will be announced. Following his death in March 2011, friends and colleagues established the R. James Travers Foreign Corresponding Fellowship as a tribute to the stellar journalism Travers practiced at … Read more

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport April luncheon

The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (Ottawa Chapter) will hold their April luncheon. The speaker will be Scott Willis, director of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy, Canadian Chamber of Commerce. The subject of his presentation will be "Evolving Energy Dynamics in North America". The luncheon will be held at 50 O'Connor Street conference room "A" … Read more

Prime Minister Stephen Harper will participate in a welcome ceremony

Prime Minister Stephen Harper (Calgary Southwest, Alta.) will participate in a welcome ceremony for the arrival of Jean-Marc Ayrault, prime minister of the French Republic. He will be joined by Mrs. Laureen Harper. The event will be held on Parliament Hill, Centre Block – Rotunda, 1 Wellington Street. Call 613-957-5555.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper will present Military Honours

Prime Minister Stephen Harper (Calgary Southwest, Alta.) will present Military Honours on Parliament Hill. Harper will be joined by Mrs. Laureen Harper. The event will be held on Parliament Hill, Centre Block, 1 Wellington Street. Call 613-957-5555.

2013 edition of the Human Development Report will be released

The 2013 edition of the Human Development Report will officially be released. The first Human Development Report in 1990 opened with the simply stated premise that has guided all subsequent Reports: “People are the real wealth of a nation.” By backing up this assertion with an abundance of empirical data and a new way of … Read more