The National Capital Branch of the Canadian International Council and Carleton University present the Fifth Annual International Affairs Career Expo student networking event. The event will be held in the Fenn Lounge, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive. Call 613-903-4011 or lisajyhuang@gmail.com.
National Defence Minister Peter MacKay (Central Nova, N.S.) will discuss “Investing in Defence, Investing in Canada.” The event is presented by the Economic Club of Canada. The event will be held at The Westin Hotel, 11 Colonel By Drive. More information is available online.
Executive director of the Sierra Club of Canada John Bennett and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.), along with other members of Parliament, will address the 2020 deadline for Copenhagen Greenhouse Gas (GHG) targets. The event will be held in Room 130-S, Charles Lynch Theatre. Call 613-996-1119.
Labour Minister Lisa Raitt (Halton, Ont.) will deliver the closing keynote address at the Canada 2020 Skilled Trades in the Energy Sector conference. The event will be held at the Fairmont Chateau Laurier, Adam Room, 1 Rideau Street. Call 819-953-5646.
NDP foreign affairs critic Paul Dewar (Ottawa Centre, Ont.) and deputy citizenship and immigration critic Sadia Groguhé (Saint Lambert, Que.) will be joined by Faisal Alazam of the Syrian Canadian Council in calling on the government to reconsider their refusal to discuss reunification of Canadian families with their relatives in Syrian refugee camps. The event will be … Read more
Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver (Eglington-Lawrence, Ont.) will speak to the 2013 Canadian Nuclear Association Annual Conference and Trade Show. There he will make announcements related to the government's initiatives to position the nuclear industry for future success. The event will be held at Westin Hotel, 11 Colonel By Drive. Call 613-996-2007.
Canada 2020 will host a summit on the growing skilled trades gap in energy sector. The all-day conference will feature panel discussions, new research and data, and keynotes from senior federal and provincial government leaders: Human Resources Minister Diane Finley (Haldimand-Norfolk, Ont.); Labour Minister Lisa Raitt (Halton, Ont.), and Newfoundland and Labrador's Minister of Education, … Read more
Treasury Board President Tony Clement (Parry Sound-Muskoka, Ont.) and Google Canada will participate in an expert discussion on the future of open data in Canada. Joining Clement will be a panel of experts, entrepreneurs and developers discussing global approaches to open data, how open government initiatives can support access to data, and how innovation through … Read more
Federation of Canadian Municipalities' president Karen Leibovici and Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association’s president Bernard Lord will host a news conference to make a joint-announcement that will affect municipalities and the wireless industry. The event will be held in 130-S – Charles Lynch Room, Centre Block, Parliament Hill. Call 613-233-4888 x 207.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs Eve Adams (Mississauga-Brampton South, Ont.) will join Dr. Daniel Woolf, principal and vice-chancellor of Queen’s University, to make an announcement on the hiring of veterans after their service to Canada. The event will be held in the House of Commons Foyer, Centre Block. Call 613-992-7468.
