President of the Canadian Health Food Association (CHFA), and Sebastian Wong and association board member and manager of Ki Nature et Santé, will be hosting a press conference as part of Natural Health Products Awareness Day on Parliament Hill. Delegates will be meeting with politicians to discuss the growing natural health product industry in Canada, … Read more
Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz (Battlefords-Lloydminster, Sask.) will unveil the annual Agriculture and Agri-Food Market Access Report and deliver a speech on the government's accomplishments for agricultural trade. The event will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn Hotel, 2400 Alert Road. Call 613-773-7972.
NDP MP Sana Hassainia (Verchères-Les Patriotes, Que) will hold a press conference to discuss her new bill, which would help parents get longer parental leaves in the case of a multiple birth or multiple adoptions. The event will be held at in the Charles Lynch Room -130-S, Centre Block. Call 613-222-6993.
The NDP will launch a campaign to eliminate the extra monthly charges consumers are being forced to pay for receiving their monthly bills in the mail. These “Pay-to-Pay” fees have been introduced over the last year by many telephone, internet, TV and banking companies. The event will be held in the Charles Lynch Press Theatre, … Read more
Governor General David Johnston will receive the credentials of two ambassadors and two high commissioners. The event will be held at Rideau Hall. More information is available online. Call 613-998-9166.
Veterans Affairs Minister Steven Blaney (Levis-Bellechasse, Que.) will join The Memory Project Speakers Bureau and students at Westboro Academy to hear the story of Afghanistan veteran, Christopher Drouin. The event will be held at Westoboro Academy, 200 Brewer Way. Call 416-460-3284.
Mrs. Sharon Johnston will host an event at Rideau Hall in honour of The Royal's philanthropic program Women for Mental Health. In her speech, Johnston will acknowledge Women for Mental Health for its relentless work in raising awareness of mental health. She will thank its members for their devotion, determination and passion, but also for … Read more
Veterans Affairs Minister Steven Blaney (Levis-Bellechasse, Que.), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs Eve Adams (Mississauga-Brampton South, Ont.) will join Liberal Quebec Senator Roméo Dallaire and Conservative MP Greg Kerr (West Nova, N.S.) for a wreath-laying ceremony paying tribute to the service and sacrifices of Canadian veterans. The event will be held at … Read more
Veterans Affairs Minister Steven Blaney (Levis-Bellechasse, Que.) and National Defence Minister Peter MacKay (Central Nova, N.S.) will make a joint announcement regarding an initiative to recognize the families and friends of deceased Canadian Forces members and to commemorate their lost loved-ones. The event will be held at the Conference Room D, 2 North Tower, National … Read more
Coinciding with Remembrance Day, Conservative Ontario Senator Nicole Eaton will host the official unveiling of a photographic mural, Corner of the Courageous, Repatriation Ceremony for Sergeant Martin Goudreault, Grenville Street, Toronto, Ontario, June 9th, 2012, by Canadian artist Scott McFarland. The event will be held in Room 208 East Block. Call 613-947-4047.
