The Sixth Ottawa Peace Festival will take place. Physicians for Global Survival, Canadian Department of Peace initiative, and ClimateFast.ca present an evening of events starting with a screening of Climate Refugees, to be followed by a discussion, presented by Hungry for Climate Leadership. The event will be held at the Public Library, 120 Metcalfe Street. … Read more
Ian E. Bennett, president and CEO of the Royal Canadian Mint, will give a talk on “From Main Street to Bay Street, and Beyond.” The event is presented by the Economic Club of Canada. The event will be held at the Fairmont Chateau Laurier, 1 Rideau Street. More information is available online.
Governor General David Johnston and Mrs. Sharon Johnston will attend the opening of the exhibition Spotlight on 40 Years: Artwork from the Canada Council Art Bank. Spotlight on 40 Years: Artworks from the Canada Council Art Bank is an exhibition of 40 seminal art works from the collection, one representing each year from 1972 to … Read more
Arguments will be heard by the Federal Court concerning motions to file further expert evidence in the applications that have been brought to contest the outcome of 2011 federal election in seven ridings. The event will be held at the Federal Court, 90 Sparks St (between Elgin and Metcalfe), 7th Floor Room 2. Call 613-795-8685.
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada is hosting a book launch for Official Plant Emblems of Canada: A Biodiversity Treasure. Award-winning author Dr. Ernie Small along with Dr. Paul M. Catling and Ms. Brenda Brookes, all Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada scientists, will talk about how native Canadian plants become the official emblems of the provinces, territories and country. The event will … Read more
NDP fisheries critic Robert Chisholm (Dartmouth-Cole Harbour, N.S.) and deputy environment critic Anne Minh Thu Quach (Beauharnois-Salaberry, Que.) will hold a press conference to urge the government to reverse its decision to end the Freshwater Institute’s experimental lakes program. The event will be held at the Press Gallery's Charles Lynch Room. Call 613-292-2970.
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute has announced a thought-provoking and timely panel discussion composed of Canadian and American experts who will assess the costs and benefits of China National Offshore Oil Corporation's (CNOOC) offer to buy oil and gas producer Nexen. The event will take place at Delta Ottawa, Frontenac Room, 101 rue Lyon Street. The event is … Read more
NDP MP François Lapointe (Montmagny-L'Islet-Kamouraska-Rivière-du-Loup, Que.) will hold a press conference to present the motion M-381, which urges the government to establish an industrial restructuring plan towards sustainable economic sectors for all communities in which a portion of the economy still depends on asbestos mining. The event will be held at the Press Gallery's Charles-Lynch … Read more
The Rideau Institute presents Circumpolar Challenges: An Ambitious Agenda for the Arctic Council, a workshop with expert panel discussions on high seas fisheries, permanent observers, and Arctic security. President and vice-chancellor of the University of Winnipeg and former Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Lloyd Axworthy; board member of Tungasuvvingat Inuit and Actua Udloriak Hanson; and Canada Research Chair … Read more
Liberal small business and tourism critic Joyce Murray (Vancouver Quadra, B.C.) will hold a press conference to discuss the government's position on Canadian tourism on the occasion of the United Nations' World Tourism Day. The event will be held at Room 130-S, Centre Block, House of Commons. Call 613-947-5100.
