The Centretown United Church and the Council of Canadians are holding a Town Hall meeting to publicly explore the environmental and community impacts of Enbridge’s Line 9 pipeline proposal. The event will be held at the Centretown United Church, 507 Bank Street (at Argyle Avenue). Call 613-795-8685.
NDP national defence critic Jack Harris (St. John’s East, N.L.) and deputy critic Christine Moore (Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Que.) will join John MacLennan, national president of the Union of National Defence Employees (UNDE) and Mary Chamberlain UNDE executive vice president to discuss job cuts at Canadian Forces Base Borden. The event will be held in the Charles-Lynch … Read more
Liberal MP Irwin Cotler (Mount Royal, Que.) will convene a special press conference to discuss the establishment of the “Justice for Sergei Magnitsky” Inter-Parliamentary Group. Cotler will announce the creation of this international body involving parliamentarians from many countries. The event will be held in the Charles Lynch Press Gallery. Call 613-995 -0121.
Public Safety Minister Vic Toews (Provencher, Man.) and Conservative Quebec Senator Jean-Guy Dagenais will make an important announcement. The event will be held in the Foyer of the House of Commons, Parliament of Canada. Call 613-991-2924.
Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson, Conservative Ontario Senator Doug Finley and the Scottish Society of Ottawa will reveal the headline act and full event details for the free TD Hogmanay Party to be held at City Hall on New Year's Eve 2012. The event will be held at Marion Dewar Plaza, City Hall. Call 613-286-3326.
In November 2011, the Senate Human Rights Committee was mandated by the Senate to study the issue of cyberbullying in Canada. The committee conducted hearings with over sixty witnesses, including academic researchers, volunteers, website operators, government departments, non-government organizations, teachers and students. The committee will hold a press conference via webcast and teleconference regarding the … Read more
Governor General David Johnston will preside over an Order of Military Merit investiture ceremony at Rideau Hall. The Governor General will bestow the honour on one commander, seven officers and 31 members. More information is available online. Call 613-998-9166.
The National Capital Commission, along with Winterlude sponsors and partners, invite the media to the programming launch of Winterlude 2013. Mr. Jean-François Trépanier, NCC chief executive officer, along with representatives from the cities of Gatineau and Ottawa, and partner organizations will be on hand to unveil the lineup of activities for the 35th edition of … Read more
International Cooperation Minister Julian Fantino (Vaughan, Ont.) will deliver the opening remarks at the 2012 Grand Challenges meeting, hosted by Grand Challenges Canada, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the Canadian International Development Agency. Fantino will highlight Canada's commitment to improving the health of mothers and children and the role of integrated innovation in … Read more
On behalf of Public Safety Minister Vic Toews (Provencher, Man.), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Safety Candice Bergen (Portage-Lisgar, Man.) will be speaking at the Ottawa Coalition to End Human Trafficking's second bi-annual Fall Forum. Conservative MP Joy Smith (Kildonan-St. Paul, Man.) will also be speaking. The event will be held at Vanier-Richelieu … Read more
