Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) will join seven, non-partisan climate-change activists in front of Centre Block, Parliament Hill, to show her support for their courageous hunger strike. The activists launched their 12-day Parliament Hill fast on September 21 and will continue until October 2. May began her solidarity fast on Sept. 23 … Read more
Minister of State (Science and Technology) Gary Goodyear (Cambridge, Ont.) will deliver remarks at the groundbreaking of the Advanced Research Complex at the University of Ottawa. The event will be held at the University of Ottawa, Site of the Advanced Research Complex, 25 Templeton Street. Call 613-947-2956.
Minister of State (Sport) Bal Gosal (Bramalea-Gore-Malton, Ont.) will try curling for the first time in Ottawa with the Canadian Curling Association, Team Rachel Homan and their coach Earle Morris, and World Champion Craig Savill of Team Glenn Howard. The event will be held at the Ottawa Curling Club, 440 O'Connor Street. Call 819-934-1122.
Information Commissioner of Canada Suzanne Legault will be joining Canadians across the country and her provincial and territorial counterparts to celebrate the Right to Know Day. Right to Know Day began on Sept. 28, 2002, in Sofia, Bulgaria at an international meeting of access to information advocates who proposed that a day be dedicated to … Read more
Minister of State (Finance) Ted Menzies (Macleod, Alta.) accompanied by Ursula Menke, commissioner of the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada, Tom Hamza, president of the Investor Education Fund, Camille Beaudoin, director of Financial Education at l'Autorite des marches financiers and Don Palmer, executive director of Causeway Work Centre, will announce a new resource to help … Read more
On behalf of Veterans Affairs Minister Steven Blaney (Levis-Bellechasse, Que.), Conservative British Columbia Senator Yonah Martin and Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird (Ottawa West-Nepean, Ont.) will join Korean representatives to pay tribute to Canadians who served during the Korean War. The event will take place at the National War Memorial and Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, … Read more
The Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries releases commissioned KPMG report on the Economic Impact of the Defence and Security Industry in Canada. The event will be held at Economic Club of Canada, The Westin Ottawa, 11 Colonel By Drive. Call 613-235-5337 x 29.
Alternative Magazine will be co-hosting a reception with the Sierra Club Canada, offering a one-year subscription to every MP who attends. The event will be held at the Parliament Pub, 101 Sparks Street. Call 519-888-4507.
Alternatives editor Eric Rumble will be moderating a panel of science educators and communicators at the University of Ottawa, exploring how scientific research can be appropriately communicated and translated into effective tools for environmental protection. Panelists include: Dr. Robert Paehlke, professor emeritus at Trent University and the founder of Alternatives Journal; Dr. Adam Brown, assistant professor … Read more
Staff from Alternatives Journal, Canada’s environmental magazine, will be hosting a press conference to congratulate the Prime Minister Stephen Harper (Calgary Southwest, Alta.) for recognizing that decision-making on environmental issues must be guided by science, not ideology, and to announce dedication to support this commitment by providing leaders in Parliament – and all Canadians – … Read more
