NDP leader Thomas Mulcair (Outremont, Que.) will join health critic Libby Davies (Vancouver East, B.C) as well as deputy health critic Djaouida Sellah (Saint Bruno-Saint Hubert, Que.) for a press conference to launch the NDP’s Health Care campaign. The event will be held at the National Press Theatre, Room 350-N, Centre Block. Call 613-323-7974.
Governor General David Johnston will preside over an Order of Canada investiture ceremony at Rideau Hall. Johnston, who is chancellor and Principal Companion of the Order, will bestow the honour on 27 members, 16 officers and 1 companion. Call 613-998-9166.
Gary Grant, national spokesperson for the National Coalition Against Contraband Tobacco will be highlighting the coalition's call for more federal action on illegal cigarettes. The event will be held at Charles Lynch Room, Centre Block, Parliament Hill. Call 613-797-7313.
Chief actuary Jean-Claude Menard will host a seminar on the impact of demographic, economic and investment trends on the Canada Pension Plan. Dr. Donald Raymond, senior vice-president and chief investment strategist, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board will be offering the first session on the operations of the board and its investment strategy. Jean-Pierre Aubry, economist … Read more
Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq (Nunavut) and Conservative Quebec Senator Jean-Guy Dagenais will make an announcement. The event will be held in the House of Commons Foyer, Centre Block, Parliament Hill. Call 613-957-2983.
World Vision brings the “My Lunch Paid for African Aid” campaign to downtown Ottawa. Members of Parliament and World Vision representatives will be distributing brown bags and asking people to pack a lunch and donate their lunch money to humanitarian relief efforts in West Africa before the Government of Canada’s match deadline on Sept. 30, … Read more
Governor General David Johnston will host a ceremony to unveil the official portrait of Michaelle Jean, 27th Governor General of Canada. Johnston, Jean and Karen Bailey, the artist who created the portrait, will deliver remarks. The event will be held at Rideau Hall. Call 613-998-7280.
Command of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) will officially change during a ceremony to be held inside the Canada Aviation and Space Museum. In the presence of National Defence Minister Peter MacKay (Central Nova, N.S.), lieutenant-general Yvan Blondin will succeed lieutenant-general Andre Deschamps as the commander of the RCAF and Chief of the Air … Read more
Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz (Battlefords-Lloydminster, Sask.) will be speaking at the Canadian Cattlemen's Association Annual 'Beef on a Bun' BBQ luncheon on Parliament Hill. The event will be held in the ast Block Courtyard, 1 Wellington Street. Call 613-773-7972.
NDP status of women critic Niki Ashton (Churchill, Man.) and NDP justice critic Françoise Boivin (Gatineau, Que.) will hold a press conference to discuss motion M-312 ahead of the Sept. 26 vote. The event will be held in the Charles Lynch Room 130-S, Centre Block, Parliament Hill. Call 613-292-2970.
