The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) will hold their annual public meetings. The meeting will be held to learn more about the centre's work and how it has improved lives around the world. Member's of the centre's Board of Governors, Barbara McDougall, Chairperson, David M. Malone, president of IDRC, and Monte Solberg, governor, will be on … Read more
The Free Thinking Film Society will host a special press conference with the producers and special guests of "Free China: The Courage to Believe" and "Death by China", two China related films that will be screening at the 3rd Annual Free Thinking Film Festival in Ottawa. The press conference and panel discussion chaired by Festival … Read more
International Trade Minister Ed Fast (Abbotsford, B.C.) will meet with Ray Bassett, Ireland’s ambassador to Canada, and members of the Ireland-Canada Chamber of Commerce to discuss how Canada and Ireland can work together toward a strong Canada-EU free trade agreement as Ireland prepares to assume the presidency of the European Union. The event will be … Read more
Grandmothers, as part of a cross-Canada demonstration, are rallying in Ottawa to send a message to members of Parliament that they must pass Bill C-398, An Act to amend the Patent Act (drugs for international humanitarian purposes). This bill will reform Canada's Access to Medicines Regime so that affordable life-saving medicines can get to people who need … Read more
The Human Rights Research and Education Centre and the Centre on Governance invite will hold stimulating public discussion entitled Obama, Race and American Democracy. The speakers are professor Jeremy I. Levitt, uOttawa, Fulbright Research chair in Human Rights and Social Justice and professor Matthew C. Whitaker, director of the Center for the Study of Race … Read more
NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair (Outremont, Que.) will hand out candy to trick-or-treaters for Halloween at Stornoway. Call 613-323-7974.
Conservative MP Blake Richards (Wild Rose, Alta) and Quebec Conservative Senator Jean-Guy Dagenais will make an announcement regarding criminal justice legislation. The event will be held in the Foyer of the House of Commons, Centre Block. Call 613-513-4999.
Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney (Calgary Southeast, Atla.) will be available to the media following the tabling of the 2013 Immigration Levels Plan. The event will be held in the House of Commons Foyer, Parliament Hill. Call 613-954-1064.
Dominion president of the Royal Canadian Legion Gordon Moore will make an announcement regarding the Veterans Transition Program and the significant financial contribution by the Royal Canadian Legion to ensure the national expansion of this program to support all Veterans and their families. The event will be held in the boardroom, Legion House, 86 Aird … Read more
Leadnow.ca and SumOfUs.org will host a press conference to deliver a petition signed by over 60,000 Canadians calling for Prime Minister Stephen Harper (Calgary Southwest, Alta.) to reject the Canada-China Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement. The event will be held in the Charles-Lynch Press Conference Room, 130-S, Centre Block.
