Public Safety Minister Vic Toews (Provencher, Man.) and Conservative MP Royal Galipeau (Ottawa-Orleans, Ont.) along with Ruth MacKenzie, president and CEO of Volunteer Canada, will make an announcement related to the volunteer sector. The event will be held at Nepean Sportsplex, Entrance one Lobby, 1701 Woodroffe Avenue. Call 613-991-0657.
Minister of State (Science and Technology) Gary Goodyear (Cambridge, Ont.) will announce an investment in YOUi Labs from the National Research Council of Canada's Industrial Research Assistance Program. The event will be held at YOUi Labs, 303 Terry Fox Drive, Suite 340. Call 613-991-1431.
NDP status of women critic Niki Ashton (Churchill, Man.) will join women across the country from diverse backgrounds to engage in a dialogue on women’s equality. The day-long forum will offer various discussion workshops, talks on specific issues as well as a speech from NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair (Outremont, Que.). The event will be held at Government … Read more
Members of the arts sector from across Canada will be coming to Ottawa to meet with over 108 members of Parliament to discuss the key role arts investment plays in the economic and social health of Canada. The Canadian Arts Coalition’s Arts Day is a signature opportunity for artists, arts workers and arts supporters to … Read more
Joined by David Kilgour, former Secretary of State for Asian Pacific, the Falun Dafa Association of Canada will hold a press conference to draw attention to and bring evidence on allegations of human rights abuses and crimes against more than 100 employees for their spiritual belief in Falun Gong by state-owned China National Offshore Oil … Read more
NDP MPs Lysane Blanchette-Lamothe (Pierrefonds-Dollard, Que.) and Hélène LeBlanc (LaSalle-Emard, Que.) will hold a press conference upon the launch of an awareness campaign against seniors’ poverty. They will be joined by the director of P.A.S. dans la rue, Sébastien Payeur. The event will be held in the Charles Lynch Room,130-S, Centre Block, Parliament Hill. Call … Read more
National Defence Minister Peter MacKay (Central Nova, N.S.) will introduce Canada's latest satellite to increase space situational awareness. The event will be held at the David Florida Laboratory (DFL), Canadian Space Agency, 3701 Carling Avenue. Call 613-996-2353.
Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism) Maxime Bernier (Beauce, Que.) will deliver short remarks to Ottawa entrepreneurs and participate in a fireside chat. The event will be held at Adobe Systems Canada, Klondike Room (main level), 343 Preston Street. Call 613-943-6183.
Governor General David Johnston will be inducted as Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and deliver the keynote address at the 2012 convocation ceremony. The event will take place at the Ottawa Convention Centre. Call 613-998-0287.
Members of Parliament and senators of all political stripes will gather together to discuss the global HIV pandemic and the important role that a reformed Canada's Access to Medicines Regime can play in the developing world. This event will precede the first hour of debate for Bill C-398, An Act to amend the Patent Act … Read more
