Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance Shelly Glover (Saint-Boniface, MB), RCMP Deputy Commissioner Federal Policing Mike Cabana and Chief of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police and Co-Chair of the Drug Abuse Committee Barry McKnight will gather for a joint press conference to issue a warning against the dangers of using ecstasy and … Read more
Conservative MP Harold Albrecht (Kitchener-Conestoga, ON) will hold a press conference concerning Bill C-300, Federal Framework for Suicide Prevention Act. Individuals also in attendance will are representatives from Your Life Counts, Waterloo Region Suicide Prevention Council and the Collateral Damage Project. The event takes place at the Charles Lynch Room, Centre Block, Parliament Hill. Call … Read more
Liberal critic for Multiculturalism Jim Karygiannis (Scarborough-Agincourt, ON) will hold a press conference with respect to a Conservative Senator’s attempt to encourage “Canada to drop speeches on Armenian Genocide Day.” The event will take place in the Charles Lynch Theatre, Room 130-S, Centre Block, Parliament Hill. Call (613-992-4501.
National Defence Minister Peter MacKay (Central Nova, NS) and Minister of Defence of the Federal Republic of Germany Dr. Thomas de Maiziere will make an announcement regarding the defence bilateral relations between Canada and Germany. The event will take place in Conference Room D, 2 North Tower, National Defence Headquarters, 101 Colonel By Drive. Call … Read more
Transport Minister Denis Lebel (Roberval-Lac-Saint-Jean, QC) will make an announcement regarding air travel from Canada to the United States. The event will take place at the Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport, Street Address: 1000 Airport Parkway Private. Call 613-993-0055.
Public Safety Minister Vic Toews (Provencher, MB), Justice Minister Rob Nicholson (Niagara Falls, ON) and Conservative Quebec Senator Jean-Guy Dagenais will make an announcement. The event will take place at the Ottawa Police Headquarters, 474 Elgin Street. Call 613-991-0657.
Liberal MP Dr. Kirsty Duncan (Etobicoke North, ON) will host a press conference with the Director of the Philadelphia Vascular Institute Dr. James McGuckin, Co-founder of the Synergy Health Concepts Dr. Joseph Hewett and president of the CCSVI Ontario Ms. Linda Hume-Sastre to discuss Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency (CCSVI) and Bill C-280, An Act to … Read more
Liberal Pensions and Seniors critic Judy Sgro will host a pre-budget consultation on the Old Age Security program. The open house will hear from many organizations and stakeholders, including the Canadian Association of Retired Persons. The event will take place in Room 160-S, Centre Block, Parliament Hill. Call 613-947-5100.
Minister of State (Science and Technology) Gary Goodyear (Cambridge, ON) will announce an investment in promising new research partnerships at universities across Canada. The event will take place in the Tory Building, Lobby (Quad Entrance), Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive. Call 613-947-2956.
Gilles Duceppe was asked to discuss the Board of Internal Economy on Parliament Hill. Duceppe will arrive on Parliament Hill accompanied by François Gendron, the lawyer who drafted the legal opinion. Duceppe will not comment until the decision of the Board of Internal Economy is known. Email clavallee@sympatico.ca.
