Former Governor General Michaëlle Jean, UNESCO Special Envoy to Haiti, will present a keynote address on at a forum sponsored by the Pearson Centre. The forum is called “Collaboration and Cooperation in a Changing Global Environment,” and is expected to be attended by members of the Canadian NGO community, as well as representatives from the … Read more
Carleton University's School of Journalism presents "Press Regulation- the British Crisis," and "The Scottish Constitutional Situation – Echoes of Quebec?" Visiting Professor in Media Policy David Hutchison of Glasgow Caledonian University in Glasgow, Scotland will speak at the event. The event will take place in the Sixth floor lounge, National Press Building. Call 613-520-2600 x … Read more
The NDP will hold public hearings on the government's budget implementation bill. The second session will focus on Old Age Security, Employment Insurance and health. NDP Human Resources and Skills Development critic Chris Charlton (Hamilton Mountain, ON) will chair the hearing and NDP Employment Insurance critic Anne-Marie Day (Charlesbourg-Haute-Saint-Charles, QC), NDP Pensions critic Irene Mathyssen … Read more
The NDP will hold public hearings on the government's budget implementation bill. The first session will focus on the environmental changes in the budget implementation act. NDP House leader Nathan Cullen (Seena-Bulkley Valley, BC) will chair the hearing and NDP Environment critic Megan Leslie (Halifax, NS), NDP deputy Environment critic Anne-Minh-Thu Quach (Beauharnois-Salaberry, QC) and … Read more
NDP Leader Tom Mulcair (Outremont, QC) will hold a press conference for the 10th annual International Day Against Homophobia, along with NDP MPs from the LBGT caucus Randall Garrison (Esquimalt-Juan de Fuca, BC), Dany Morin (Chicoutimi-Le Fjord, QC), Libby Davies (Vancouver East, BC), Phil Toone (Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, QC), and Craig Scott (Toronto-Danforth, ON). The event will … Read more
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation will hold its 14th annual Gas Tax Honesty Day. Federation federal director Gregory Thomas will be in attendance and national research director Derek Fildebrandt will release a report with updated calculations on gas taxes. The federation holds the event annually to blow the whistle on the high taxes levied on drivers. … Read more
On behalf of Transport Minister Denis Lebel (Roberval-Lac-Saint-Jean, QC), Justice Minister Rob Nicholson (Niagara Falls, ON) and Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism) Maxime Bernier (Beauce, QC) will make an important announcement for Canadian tourists and travellers. The event will be held at Budget Car and Truck Rental, 443 Somerset St. West. Call 613-991-0700.
The NDP will hold their first in a series of public consultations on the government's budget bill. The first meeting will focus on democracy, ethics and accountability. The event will be held in room 253-D Centre Block, House of Commons. Call 613-222-5997.
The first Medical Imaging Team Day will be taking place. The day will serve to celebrate the contribution that the imaging team, comprised of physicians, physicists, sonographers and technologists, makes to the Canadian healthcare system. Medical Imaging Team Day will also serve as a platform to inform Canadians about medical imaging procedures and the professions … Read more
The study, commissioned by the Canadian Issues Task Force of the International Downtown Association, examined the downtowns of Halifax, Fredericton, Ottawa, Toronto, London, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Edmonton, Vancouver and Victoria to measure the performance of Canadian downtowns. Representatives from the International Downtown Association, the Canadian Urban Institute and downtowns across Canada will present the results of … Read more
