Governor General David Johnston will present the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal to 60 recipients from across the country and various walks of life. The event will be held at Rideau Hall. Call 613-998-9166.
Reggie Littlejohn is a leading expert on China’s One Child Policy and the global gendercide crisis. She will be coming to Ottawa as the keynote speaker at a meeting with members of Parliament and senators. She will be speaking at a press conference to call all Canadian leaders to condemn discrimination against women and girls … Read more
Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism) Maxime Bernier (Beauce, Que.) will deliver a keynote address at the 10th Anniversary and Annual Business and Professional Achievement Awards Gala of Ottawa's Canadian-Lebanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The event will be held at the National Gallery of Canada, 380 Sussex Drive. Call 613-943-6183.
NDP environment critic Megan Leslie (Halifax, N.S.) and deputy critic Anne Minh-Thu Quach (Beauharnois-Salaberry, Que.) will hold a press conference to comment on the environment commissioner’s report. The event will be held at the National Press Theatre. Call 613-850-3448.
Conservative MP Harold Albrecht (Kitchener-Conestoga, Ont.) will join with volunteers from the Torch of Life campaign in the Charles Lynch room, Centre Block, to share the campaign’s latest effort and to profile a hero. More information is available online. Call 613-992-1142.
On behalf of Governor General David Johnston, National Inuit Leader Terry Audla, president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, will present the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal to Mr. Pujjuut Kusugak, Rankin Inlet, Mr. Pita Aatami, Kuujjuaq. The event will be held in the Commonwealth Room, 238-S, Parliament Hill. More information is available online. Call 613-238-8181 … Read more
In October 2011, the Senate National Finance Committee was mandated by the Senate to study the potential reasons for price discrepancies in respect of certain goods between Canada and the United States, given the value of the Canadian dollar and the effect of cross border shopping on the Canadian economy. The committee conducted hearings with … Read more
Liberal environment critic Dr. Kirsty Duncan (Etobicoke North, Ont.) and Liberal natural resources critic Ted Hsu (Kingston and the Islands, Ont.) will hold a press conference to discuss the Environment Commissioner's Fall 2012 Report. The event will be held at the National Press Theatre, 150 Wellington Street. Call 613-947-5100.
The Canada West Foundation will release its report, At the Intersection the Case for Sustained and Strategic Public Infrastructure Investment, at a press conference in Ottawa. The first of its kind in Canada, the report shows how sustained investments in public infrastructure are not only necessary for Canada to improve its productivity, increase its trade … Read more
National Inuit Leader Terry Audla, president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK), and Mary Simon, chair of ITK’s National Committee on Inuit Education, will formally open the Amaujaq National Centre for Inuit Education at the Nunavut Sivuniksavut Training Program in Ottawa. The Amaujaq Centre was established to implement the recommendations of First Canadians, Canadians First: The … Read more
