Minister of State (Science and Technology) Gary Goodyear (Cambridge, ON) will speak about the government's new approach to supporting business innovation at the 11th annual Research Money conference. The event will be held at the Minto Suite Hotel, 85 Lyon Street North. Call 613-947-2956.
The Forest Products Association of Canada will unveil a new industry-led vision that will challenge companies, governments and other partners to find innovative ways to help the revitalized sector further transform itself by 2020. The vision will lay out specific and ambitious goals in the area of products, performance and people. The event will be … Read more
Members of the Automotive Industries Association of Canada will be on Parliament Hill to grow the dialogue on the economic, environmental and safety benefits of regular vehicle maintenance and repair. Automotive Industries Association members will meet with MPs, Cabinet Ministers and senior bureaucrats to discuss how the industry can continue to contribute to Canada’s future … Read more
NDP Opposition House Leader Nathan Cullen (Skeena-Bulkley Valley, BC) and NDP Finance critic Peggy Nash (Parkdale-High Park, ON) will discuss the next steps the NDP will take to ensure proper oversight of the budget bill. The event will be held at the National Press Theatre, 150 Wellington Street. Call 613-222-5997.
Food Secure Canada will hold a press conference responding to the report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, Olivier de Schutter, on his mission to Canada. The event will be held at the National Press Theatre, National Press Building, Ottawa 150 Wellington. Call 514‐629-9236.
Governor General David Johnston will officially open the exhibit "From Far and Wide – Honouring Great Canadians." This public exhibit celebrates Canada's national honours and the extraordinary contributions of Canadians from across the country and from all walks of life. It also includes the work of the Canadian Heraldic Authority in creating coats of arms … Read more
EthicalOil.org's executive director Jamie Ellerton will hold a news conference to discuss a tremendous prospect Canadians have in front of them to choose ethical oil over conflict oil from OPEC's tyrants. The event will be held in the Charles Lynch Press Room, Centre Block, Parliament Hill. Call 416-837-6874.
A group of unions and non-government organizations will hold a news conference regarding the government’s recently announced changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program. Secretary-Treasurer of the Canadian Labour Congress Hassan Yussuff will be present, along with others. The event will be held in the Charles Lynch Room, 130 S Centre Block, House of Commons. … Read more
Governor General David Johnston will present the 2012 Killam Prizes to five eminent Canadians. The Killam Prizes are awarded annually for the outstanding career achievements of Canadian scholars in health sciences, engineering, humanities, natural sciences and social sciences. The ceremony will be held at Rideau Hall. Call 613-998-7180.
Mohammad Mahjoub will speak for the first time in Ottawa at a rally against security certificates. Mahjoub is an agriculturalist and a torture-survivor from Egypt and has been detained without charge on secret evidence for almost twelve years in Canada. This makes his the longest case of arbitrary detention in Canadian history. The event will … Read more
