Hope Live, and special guests Jann Arden, Alan Doyle, Dan Mangan and Rick Mercer, will return to the Great Canadian Theatre Company to raise funds for Fertile Future. For more information, contact Heidi Bonnell: 613-667-8091, or Jacquie LaRocque: 613-288-5044.
The WaterCan Award will be presented to WaterCan’s past executive directors (1987-2011) in recognition of their important contributions to the establishment, evolution and growth of the organization. The event will be held in the Fountain Room, NAC, 53 Elgin street. Contact: cbenotto@watercan.com.
WaterCan presents a one-day water and sanitation forum. Speakers include Clarissa Brocklehurst, former chief of water sanitation and hygiene at Unicef, and Jaehyang So, manager, Water and Sanitation Program, World Bank Group. Moderated by CBC’s Lucy van Oldenbarneveld. The event will be held in the Salon, NAC, 53 Elgin street. Call 613-230-5182.
Speaker and former Liberal MP Martha Hall Findlay will give a talk on “Supply Management: Problems, Politics and Possibilities” at an Ottawa Economics Association Luncheon. The event will be held at the Fairmont Chateau Laurier, 1 Rideau Street. More information is available online. Call 613-837-9415.
Marc Mayrand, Elections Canada, will discuss “Maintaining Trust and Engagement in Canadian Elections: A Call to Action.” 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.
Dying with Dignity presents an expert panel informing Canadians on two reports recommending adoption of medically assisted death. The panel will also discuss the BC Supreme Court decision recognizing Gloria Taylor’s Charter right to medically assisted suicide. Panelists include professor Udo Schuklenk, Queen’s University, and professor Errol Mendes, University of Ottawa. The event will be … Read more
A Public Interest Hearing into a complaint related to the military police investigations conducted following the death of Corporal Stuart Langridge will resume in Ottawa. The first witness on Sept. 5 will be Mr. Shaun Fynes, Cpl Langridge's stepfather. The hearing will continue for another six weeks, during which time the subjects of the complaint … Read more
Members of Parliament will wear blue in support of Prostate Cancer Awareness Week from Sept. 17 to 23, 2012.
The Institute for Liberal Studies presents the Canadian Property Rights Conference 2012. Speakers include Mark Milke, senior fellow, Fraser Institute. The event will be held at the Lord Elgin Hote. More information is available online.
Jeffrey Simpson, national affairs columnist at the Globe and Mail launches his new book on the Canadian health-care system, Chronic Condition. The event will be held at the Rideau Club, 99 Bank Street, 15th floor. Call 613-566-3602.
