NDP Leader Tom Mulcair (Outremont, Que.) will deliver a speech to the NDP caucus during the first meeting of the new sitting of Parliament. The event will be held in Room 253-D, Centre Block, Parliament Hill. Call 613-323-7974.
Students from Canadian universities participating in the Canadian Satellite Design Challenge will begin the final stretch of this competition by conducting qualification testing on their satellites at the David Florida Laboratory (DFL) from Sept. 24 to 28, 2012. On Sept. 28, media representatives are invited to the laboratory to interview the students and to obtain … Read more
Leading up to the Global Frackdown – a global day of action for a ban on fracking on Sept. 22 – the Council of Canadians will deliver petitions signed by close to 10,000 people who are demanding a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing in Canada until the federal reviews are complete. Council of Canadians staff, dressed … Read more
Business and government leaders are gathering with experts at the National Research Council of Canada's biofuel flight test facility to showcase the council's Falcon 20 twin engine jet, the World's first civil aircraft to fly on 100 percent biojet fuel. The T-33 aircraft that will test engine performance and emissions on this first flight will … Read more
The Ontario Human Rights Commission and the Human Rights Research and Education Centre presents the release of "Minds that Matter", to discuss the commission's consultation report on human rights, mental health and addictions during the World Mental Health day. The event will be held at 112 Tabaret Hall, 550 Cumberland Street, University of Ottawa. More … Read more
The Human Rights Research and Education Centre is holding the conference series "Human Rights Impact Assessment". The next event will be entitled "Anti-Poverty Legislations in Canada and the use of indicators." The event is presented by Vincent Greason. The event will be held at the Human Rights Research and Education Centre, 550 Fauteux Hall, 57 … Read more
The Human Rights Research and Education Centre, the Interdisciplinary Research Laboratory on the Rights of the Child and The Law Foundation of Ontario are holding a conference entitled "Justice after Atrocity: Transitional Justice and Child Soldiers." The event is presented by Kirsten Fisher Ph.D. The event will be held in Fauteux Hall room 351, 57 … Read more
International Cooperation Minister Julian Fantino (Vaughan, Ont.) will share with Canadians a first-hand account of the situation in the Sahel region of West Africa, including observations and recommendations for a solution to the crisis. The event will be held in the Foyer of the House of Commons. Call 819-953-6238.
Minister of State (Finance) Ted Menzies (Macleod, Alta.) will make an announcement. The event will be held at Optical Excellence, 779 B Bank Street. Call 613-996-7861.
NDP transportation critic Olivia Chow (Trinity-Spadina, Ont.) will hold a press conference to discuss her National Transit Strategy, Bill C-305. The event will be held in the Charles Lynch Room, 130-S Center Block. Call 613-850-3448.
