The Office of the Federal Ombudsperson for Victims of Crime will release the results of a study examining the challenges and gaps in hate crime responses across Canada. The press conference will be held in room 325, 180 Wellington St. Contact ofovc-bofvac.media@ombud.gc.ca
Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland (University-Rosedale, Ont.) will present the 2024 Fall Economic Statement. Prior to the release, the Department of Finance will host an embargoed reading and press conference for media. Details are available online. Contact katherine.cuplinksas@fin.gc.ca
The Canadian Civil Liberties Association will hold a hybrid press conference on the launch of a national campaign regarding the use of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms notwithstanding clause (Article 33). The event will take place in Room 325, Wellington Building, 180 Wellington St., and on Zoom. For details, contact: media@ccla.org
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) will speak to media following the vote on the NDP plan to take tax off essentials including bills; and to expand $250 cheques to those who need relief most in the West Block foyer. Contact media@ndp.ca.
The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) and the Canadian Air Traffic Control Association (CATCA) will release a white paper entitled Charting a Flight Path for the Future of Canadian Aviation on Dec. 9. Tim Perry, ALPA President, and Nick von Schoenberg, CATCA President, will hold a press conference in Room 135-B, West Block. Contact abbey@sandstonegroup.ca.
Vapers for a Smoke-Free Canada will hold a press conference to call for the cancellation of vaping flavour ban in Room 135-B, West Block. Contact daball54@gmail.com.
Families, Children and Social Development Minister Jenna Sudds (Kanata-Carleton, Ont.), on behalf of Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne (Saint-Maurice–Champlain, Que.), will announce an investment in 5G and advanced network technologies and infrastructure. Contact audrey.milette@ised-isde.gc.ca.
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.), National Defence Minister Bill Blair (Scarborough-Southwest, Ont.), and Minister of Northern Affairs, Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada, and Minister responsible for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency Dan Vandal (Saint Boniface-Saint Vital, Man.) will join the Premiers of the Northwest Territories, Yukon, and Nunavut, as well as National Inuit Leader … Read more
Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs Dominic LeBlanc (Beauséjour, N.B.), Minister of Public Services and Procurement and Quebec Lieutenant Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.), and National Defence Minister Bill Blair (Scarborough-Southwest, Ont.) will hold a press conference on new measures to strengthen gun control. The event will take place at the National Press Theatre, … Read more
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) will deliver a speech to the Assembly of First Nations’ Special Chiefs-in-Assembly. Later, at 3:30 p.m., Singh will speak on the NDP’s motion recognizing the Sikh genocide at the foreign affairs committee in Room 420, Wellington Building. Contact media@ndp.ca
