The Canadian International Council will host a conference entitled “The New Geostrategic Environment: Challenges and Opportunities for Canada.” Chief of the Defence Staff General M.A.J. Jennie Carignan will offer the keynote on global security threats, strategic competition, and Canada’s defence challenges. The event will take place at KPMG, 150 Elgin St., Suite 1800. Register online.
Families, Children and Social Development Minister Jenna Sudds (Kanata-Carleton, Ont.) will make an announcement on the National School Food Program in Ottawa. She’ll be accompanied by Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health Yasir Naqvi (Ottawa Centre, Ont.), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence Marie-France Lalonde (Orléans, Ont.), and Deputy Government Whip MP … Read more
The Institute for Peace & Diplomacy (IPD) will host the 4th annual Indo-Pacific Strategy Forum (IPSF 2024) at the Delta Hotel Ottawa City Centre, 101 Lyon St. The forum convenes federal and provincial officials, academics, business leaders, the foreign diplomatic corps, and key stakeholders from the Indo-Pacific region. Register online. Contact info@peacediplomacy.org
Independent MP Kevin Vuong (Spadina—Fort York, Ont.) will host a press conference to announce the selection of Toronto as the Global Imams Council’s western headquarters. Representatives from the Global Imams Council will accompany Vuong. The event will take place at the National Press Theatre, Room 325, 180 Wellington St. For details, call: 613-301-8802
Immediately following Question Period, Speaker of the House of Commons Greg Fergus (Hull—Aylmer, Que.) will acknowledge the presence of Canadian Olympic and Paralympic athletes from the 2024 Olympic Games in the House of Commons. Details are available online. Contact Olivier.Duhaime@parl.gc.ca
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) will meet with the Director of Landscape Protection at the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative to discuss key conservation efforts. Following that, at 4:30 p.m., she’ll meet with the Air Line Pilots Association of Canada to discuss issues affecting the interests of pilots. For details, contact: media@greenparty.ca
Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland (University-Rosedale, Ont.) will provide an update on the government’s economic plan. She will be joined by Minister of Public Services and Procurement and Quebec Lieutenant Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.). For details, contact: media@pco-bcp.gc.ca
Bloc Québécois critic for the status of persons with disabilities Louise Chabot (Thérèse-De Blainville, Que.), along with representatives from CAPVISH, COPHAN, and ASEQ-EHAQ, will hold a press briefing in Room 135-B, West Block regarding the new Disability Benefit. For details, call: 613-402-0443
Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs Dominic LeBlanc (Beauséjour, N.B.) will deliver brief remarks and will answer questions from the media following the Government of Canada’s announcement to list the Ansarallah group, also known as the Houthis, as a terrorist entity under the Criminal Code. The announcement will take place in the House of … Read more
The Indian Resource Council of Canada (IRC) will host a press conference to discuss their resolution seeking “Support for Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations Legal Action Against the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act.” The resolution will be presented at the Assembly of First Nations Special Chiefs Assembly. The event will take place in Room 135-B, … Read more
