The welfare of thousands of Aboriginal children living on reserves will be front and centre in hearings that get underway at the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal beginning on Monday, Feb. 25, 2013. The Assembly of First Nations and the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society allege that the Government of Canada is discriminating against … Read more
Bloc Québécois Leader Daniel Paillé will hold a press conference to present the 2013 budget proposals of the Bloc Québécois and submit them to the federal government for the next budget. The event will be held in the Charles-Lynch room,130-S, Centre Block. Call 613-850-1942.
The Partnership Group for Science and Engineering presents a talk ‘Cybersecurity: smartphones, software, the internet and you’ with Paul Van Oorschot, Carleton University. The event will be held at the Government Conference Centre, Colonel By Drive. Contact: 613-991-6369 or pagse@rsc-src.ca.
Author Thomas King launches his new book The Inconvenient Indian. The event is presented by Carleton University and Octopus Books. The event will be held at the Centretown United Church, 507 Bank Street. More information is available online.
Author and political columnist Richard Gynn will discuss “Countdown to Canada’s 150th Birthday” at a Canadian Club of Ottawa luncheon. The event will be held Fairmont Chateau Laurier, 1 Rideau Street. More information is available online.
A panel discussion featuring Stephen Rapp, U.S. ambassador at Large for War Crimes, Liberal Quebec Senator Roméo Dallaire, chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for the Prevention of Genocide and other Crimes Against Humanity, and Tibi Galis, executive director of the Auschwitz Institute for Peace and Reconciliation to speak about Canadian, American and international approaches … Read more
The Free Thinking Film Society presents a screening of “The Hidden Faces of the Seal Hunt.” The event will be held at Library and Archives Canada, 395 Wellington Street. More information is available online.
Octopus Books presents TV host David Suzuki and author Jeff Rubin as part of their Eco-Tour, moderated by CBC Radio host Robyn Breshnahan. The event will be held at the Centretown United Church, 507 Bank Street. More information is available online.
eBay Canada is hosting a Parliamentary Reception to recognize the 2012 Entrepreneurs of the Year, honouring outstanding achievement in Canadian e-Commerce and entrepreneurship. Conservative MP David Sweet (Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Westdale, Ont.) will address those in attendance. The event is by invitation only. The event will be held at the Metropolitain Brasserie, 700 Sussex Drive. Contact: eventsottawa@environicspr.com.
CTV’s Kevin Newman will moderate a roundtable discussion on “Canada in Asia: What is Our Comparative Advantage.” Panelists include Liberal British Columbia Senator Mobina Jaffer and David Mulroney, former Canadian ambassador to China. The event is presented by thePANEL. More information is available online.
