Green Party of Canada leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, BC) will be holding a briefing session for journalists prior to her departure to Durban, South Africa. The event will be held in the National Press Theatre, 150 Wellington Street. Call 613-614-4916.
On behalf of Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq (Nunavut), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health Colin Carrie (Oshawa, ON) will address Aboriginal leaders and members from the HIV/AIDS community at the launch of Aboriginal AIDS Awareness Week on World AIDS Day, co-hosted by the Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network and Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada. The event takes place … Read more
Transport Minister Denis Lebel (Roberval-Lac-Saint-Jean, QC) will speaks to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities' Board of Directors about the government's plans to develop the long-term plan for infrastructure. The event will take place at the Westin Hotel 4th Floor, Room: Governor General I and II, 11 Colonel By Drive. Call 613-991-0700.
Liberal Leader Bob Rae (Toronto Center, ON) will hold a media availability after the Liberal Caucus meeting. The event will be held in foyer of the House of Commons. Call 613-947-5100.
Transport Minister Denis Lebel (Roberval-Lac-Saint-Jean, QC) and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities and for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario Pierre Poilievre (Nepean-Carleton, ON) will announce a key federal commitment in Budget 2011. The event will take place at Strandherd-Armstrong Bridge construction site, corner of River and Earl Armstrong … Read more
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute presents the second annual Macdonald-Laurier Soirée to be held on Flag Day. Liberal MP Stéphane Dion (Saint-Laurent-Cartierville, QC) indicated his attendance. There will be period costumes, food, actors playing Sir Wilfrid Laurier and Sir John A. Macdonald and a cake to honour Canada's maple leaf flag on its 47th anniversary. The event will take place at … Read more
Shaw Media, Muse Entertainment and Back Alley Films is holding a 45 minute screening of the first episode of Bomb Girls. Set during World War II, Bomb Girls tell the stories of women who risked their lives in a munitions factory building bombs for the European front. Bomb Girls is set to air on Global Television … Read more
CEO of the Forest Products Association of Canada Avrim Lazar will give a talk about what it took to save vast swaths of Canada’s boreal forests while simultaneously supporting an economically vibrant forest industry. The event is taking place at the Parliamentary Restaurant, Room 602. Call 613-992-2430.
The Month of “Movember” is coming to an end. Meet the MPs and all Parliament Hill staff who participated in the campaign of awareness against prostate cancer. A photo opportunity will be organized on the steps leading to the Peace Tower, Parliament Hill. Call 613-995-8872.
One of five finalists for the best children’s program will win the $50,000 Shaw Rocket Prize. The award-ceremony will be a high-energy, entertaining, laugh-filled evening – an event that has quickly emerged as a highlight of the Ottawa cultural and political social calendar. The Shaw Rocket Prize Award Ceremony will take place at the The Chateau Laurier … Read more
