Event Location: Ottawa

The House of Commons resumes sitting. Members of Parliament will rise for their winter break on December 13, 2013.

NDP critic for status of women Niki Ashton (Churchill, Man.) and NDP MP Marie-Claude Morin (Saint-Hyacinthe-Bagot, Que.) will hold a press conference highlighting the 25th anniversary of the Morgentaler decision. The event will be held at Charles-Lynch Room, 130-S Center Block. Call 613-292-2970.

The House of Commons resumes. The summer break is scheduled to begin June 21, 2013. 

The House of Commons breaks for a week and returns sitting in May 21, 2013. 

The House of Commons resumes. The next parliamentary break week is scheduled for May 13, 2013. 

The House of Commons breaks for a two week parliamentary break week. Members of Parliament will return on April 15, 2013.

The Canadian Labour Congress will release a research study showing that big businesses are hoarding cash received from several rounds of federal corporate tax giveaways rather than investing it. The event will be held at Sheraton Ottawa Hotel, Rideau Room, 2nd floor. Call 613-526-7431. 

Governor General David Johnston will present the 2012 Vanier Medal to professor Jacques Bourgault, of Universite du Quebec a Montreal and Ecole nationale d'administration publique. Johnston will recognize and honour Bourgault, who has contributed numerous articles to academic and popular publications on topics ranging from deputy ministers and leadership, to public health policy. The Vanier … Read more

Bob McLeod, premier of the Northwest Territories, will lead a delegation to Ottawa for a series of meetings and events with federal counterparts between Jan. 30 and Febr. 1, 2013. The delegation’s meetings with federal officials will focus on governance, regulatory reform, environmental stewardship, the Mackenzie Valley Highway, hydroelectric projects, the Mackenzie Fibre-Link project, and … Read more

The Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association, in partnership with the University of Ottawa, will be hosting the Inaugural Research Conference in Ottawa. More information is abailable online.