Governor General David Johnston will preside over an Order of Merit of the Police Forces investiture ceremony. Johnston who is chancellor of the Order, will bestow the honour on 1 commander, 9 officers and 24 members. The Order of Merit of the Police Forces was created in 2000, to recognize conspicuous merit and exceptional service … Read more
Veterans Affairs Minister Steven Blaney (Levis-Bellechasse, QC) and Conservative British Columbia Senator Yonah Martin will join with a Korean Parliamentary delegation to pay tribute to Canadians who served and sacrificed during the Korean War. The event will be held at the Monument to Canadian Fallen, Slater Street (on Mackenzie King Bridge across from Ottawa Congress … Read more
A national commemorative parade and ceremony for the Battle of the Atlantic will be held. The event will take place at the National War Memorial, located at the corner of Wellington and Elgin Street. Call 613-945-0876.
Interim Liberal Leader Bob Rae (Toronto Centre, ON), Liberal Foreign Affairs critic Dominic LeBlanc (Beauséjour, NB), along with other Liberal MPs will meet with Israeli President Shimon Peres. The event will be held in the Large Drawing Room, Rideau Hall, 1 Sussex Drive. Call 613-947-5100.
Interim Liberal Leader Bob Rae (Toronto Centre, ON), Liberal MP Kirsty Duncan (Etobicoke North, ON) and Liberal MP Frank Valeriote (Guelph, ON) will hold a press conference to discuss food safety and security in light of the United Nations Special Rapporteur for the Right to Food's visit to Canada. The event will be held in … Read more
The Canadian Health Coalition will convene a briefing on the impact of the changes to the Interim Federal Health Program, announced on April 25th by Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney (Calgary Southeast, AB). Head of infectious disease at the Ottawa Hospital Mark Tyndall will speak. The event will take place in the Charles Lynch … Read more
Environment Minister Peter Kent (Thornhill, ON) and Veterans Affairs Minister Steven Blaney (Levis-Bellechasse, QC) will make an announcement about the Federal Contaminated Sites Action Plan. The event will take place on the Terrace of the Canadian Museum of War, 1 Vimy Place. Call 819-997-1441.
On behalf of Minister of State for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario Gary Goodyear (Cambridge ON), Chief Government Whip Gordon O'Connor (Carleton-Mississippi Mills, ON) will announce funding to support businesses in southern Ontario. The event will take place at Wesley Clover International Corporation, Foyer, 390 March Road. Call 613-960-7728.
The Mental Health Commission of Canada will be releasing Canada’s first-ever national strategy to improve mental health for all Canadians. The strategy is a blueprint to promote better mental health, prevent mental illness and ensure that services and supports are there for people who need them. It follows several years of unprecedented consultation with thousands … Read more
Canadians will gather on Parliament Hill to call for a more democratic and responsible government, and to call for Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s (Calgary Southwest, AB) resignation. A call to demonstrate has been made by a social media element of the Occupy movement on Facebook. Occupy Canada is a group of social activists and several … Read more
