After their intervention at the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security about Bill C-19, Ending the Long-gun Registry Act, representatives of the Students and graduates of Polytechnique for gun control , the Quebec Suicide Prevention Association, the Fédération des femmes du Québec and the Fédération de ressources d'hébergement pour femmes violentées et en … Read more
Prime Minister Stephen Harper (Calgary Southwest, AB) will attend an event celebrating Eid. He will be joined by Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney (Calgary Southeast, AB) and Conservative Ontario Senator Salma Ataullahjan. The event will take place at the Government Conference Centre, 2 Rideau Street. Call 613-957-5555.
To mark the 75th anniversary of the Governor General’s Literary Awards, the Office of the Secretary to the Governor General will present a new exhibition called 75 years of “GGreat” Books: Governor General’s Literary Awards, showcasing the more than 600 works that have won the award since 1936. The temporary exhibition will give Canadians up … Read more
Governor General David Johnston and Mrs. Sharon Johnston will present the 2011 Governor General’s Literary Awards during a ceremony at Rideau Hall. His Excellency will honour the laureates of the 75th edition of the Governor General’s Literary Awards, in the English and French categories of fiction, poetry, drama, non-fiction, children’s literature (text and illustration) and … Read more
Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz (Battlefords-Lloydminster, SK) will speak to members of the grain industry at the 2011 Grain Industry Symposium at the Delta Hotel and Suites, Champlain Room, 361 Queen Street. Call 613-773-7972.
The 20th annual Rights & Democracy John Humphrey Award will be presented to Belarusian pro-democracy leader and political exile Ales Michalevic during a ceremony at the National Art Gallery. Michalevic was selected by an international jury of five people who reviewed more than 100 nominations for this year's award. Call 613-786-9951.
NDP leadership campaign Peggy Nash (Parkdale-High Park, ON) will make announcement concerning her leadership campaign at the National Press Theatre, 150 Wellington Street. Call 416-579-5028.
YWCA Canada’s Rose Campaign and Campaign 2000, the national campaign working to eliminate child and family poverty, co-host a breakfast discussion for MPs and Senators on women, violence and poverty. The event will take place in the Parliamentary Restaurant, Centre Block. Call 416-962-8881 ext. 233.
YWCA Canada is holding a news conference calling on the government to act on the June 2011 Throne Speech promise to address violence against women and girls. The YWCA is launching the annual Rose Campaign to end violence against women and girls with the support of national associations and members of parliament. The event will … Read more
Treasury Board President Tony Clement and Minister responsible for FedNor (Parry Sound-Muskoka, ON) will address participants at this year's PSEngage event on the importance of Open Government promoting the use of social media to interact with Canadians. The event will take place at Canada Aviation and Space Museum, 11 Aviation Parkway. Call 613-957-2666.
