Director Philippe Falardeau of the Oscar-nominated film Monsieur Lazhar will attend the upcoming screening of his film. The event takes place at the National Arts Centre, 53 Elgin Street. Call 613-947-7000 x 260.
Conservative MP Stephen Woodworth (Kitchener Centre, ON) will announce how he will initiate a national conversation on Canada’s 400 year old definition of human being. The event will take place at the National Press Theatre, 150 Wellington Street. Call 613-995-8193.
Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime Sue O'Sullivan will announce the release of the first special report entitled "Shifting the Conversation." The report makes numerous recommendations to the federal government on the issue of victims' rights and enhancing treatment within the criminal justice system. The event takes place at the National Press Theatre, National Press … Read more
Canadian Labour Congress Executive Vice-President Barb Byers will speak at the National Day of Action rally being organized by the Canadian Federation of Students. The event takes place on Parliament Hill. Call 613-878-6040.
Liberal Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty will host a luncheon at the Canadian Club of Ottawa. McGuinty will speak on the Ontario government’s plan for jobs and growth in an uncertain global economy. The event takes place at the Fairmont Chateau Laurier, ballroom. Call 613-569-2877.
The Falun Dafa Association, along with victims of torture and Canadian family members whose loved ones are serving jail terms up to 7 years in China, will hold a press conference on the Hill to ask Prime Minister Stephen Harper (Calgary Southwest, AB) to urge the Chinese regime to stop the torture and killing and … Read more
On the occasion of the Prime Minister Stephen Harper's (Calgary Southwest, AB) upcoming visit to China, hundreds of Falun Gong practitioners, many of them victims of torture themselves, will rally on the Hill to draw attention to the state-sponsored 12-year-long crimes against humanity against Falun Gong practitioners in China. The event will take place in … Read more
Government House Leader Peter Van Loan (York-Simcoe, ON) and Veterans Affairs Minister Steven Blaney (Levis-Bellechasse, QC) will make a brief statement on the upcoming parliamentary session. The event will take place in the House of Commons Foyer, Centre Block, Parliament Hill. Call 613-947-7619.
The International Development Research Centre presents a lecture by the Director of the International Crisis Group’s Middle East and North Africa Program Robert Malley. Malley lecture is entitled "One Year After: Where is the Arab World Heading?" The event takes place at the the International Development Research Centre, David Hopper Room, 150 Kent Street, 8th … Read more
The president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Berry Vrbanovic will host a press conference in Ottawa to release a report on the housing market and Canada’s economic recovery. The event will takes place in the Macdonald Room, Chateau Laurier hotel, 1 Rideau Street. Call 613-907-6395.
