Members of the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics will hold a press conference following the tabling of its study on the use of Social Media Platforms for Data Harvesting and Unethical or Illicit Sharing of Personal Information with Foreign Entities. This event will be held in Room 325, 180 Wellington St. Contact ETHI@parl.gc.ca.
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) will meet with Fertility Matters Canada to discuss actionable steps the federal government can take to support fertility and reproductive health in Canada in Room 349, Confederation building. Following this, she will co-host the World AIDS Day Awards Ceremony in Room 233-S, West Block. Contact media@greenparty.ca.
Elected and hereditary First Nations leaders in whose territories B.C. salmon farms currently operate will share the results from a new economic report on the enormous costs to B.C., Canada, and communities if salmon farming is forced to pull out of B.C. This event will be held in Room 135B, West Block. Contact katie@firstnationsforfinfish.ca.
Human rights advocates will gather on Parliament Hill to commemorate the United Nations’ International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. The media event will emphasize the urgent need for Canada to recognize the State of Palestine and take decisive action to support Palestinian rights in line with international law. The event will take place … Read more
Retirees and seniors advocacy groups (AQDR, AREQ, and AQRP) and Bloc Québécois Critic for Seniors Andréanne Larouche (Shefford, Que.) will be holding a press briefing in the foyer on the second floor of the House of Commons to demand that retirees and seniors be included in the $250 cheque from the federal government. For details, call: 613-402-0443
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, and to the Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Élisabeth Brière (Sherbrooke, Que.) will announce funding under the Substance Use and Addictions Program at Mackay Manor, Willingness Room, 196 Argyle Street S. Details are available online. Contact media@hc-sc.gc.ca
Green MP Mike Morrice (Kitchener Centre, Ont.) will be joined by housing policy expert Dr. Carolyn Whitzman and Eric Philip of Thresholds Homes and Supports to discuss his new Private Members Motion on housing affordability in Room 135-B, West Block. Contact rosalind.horne.445@parl.gc.ca.
In anticipation of World AIDS Day (December 1), the Canadian Coalition to Reform HIV Criminalization and HIV Legal Network will host a press conference to underscore “the disappointment and anger felt by the more than 65,000 people living with HIV in Canada who have been let down by the federal government.” The event will take place in … Read more
Governor General Mary Simon will deliver opening remarks at the first National Indigenous Defense Conference in the Barney Danson Theatre at the Canadian War Museum. Event details are available online. Contact mjyee@onehoop.ca
Canadian healthcare workers who have returned from medical missions to Gaza will hold a press conference to discuss how Israeli violence has targeted and destroyed healthcare infrastructure in Gaza and to demand that Canada take meaningful action against Israel’s actions in Gaza. The event will take place in Room 135B West Block. For details, contact: yipeng@yipeng.ca
