The National Research Council of Canada will demonstrate how it designed and engineered a leading-edge system for Boeing Commercial Airplanes to allow safe and reliable operation of fuel cells on airplanes, addressing rigorous safety requirements. As part of the test, coffee will be brewed on board using power generated by the fuel cells. Media is … Read more
The Canadian Anti-Counterfeiting Network will hold a media briefing to provide an update to its "Report on Counterfeiting and Piracy in Canada: A Road Map for Change" and call upon the Canadian government to equip rights holders, law enforcement officials and prosecutors with robust legal tools to tackle the dangerous and pervasive problem of product … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence Chris Alexander (Ajax-Pickering, ON) will give an International Development Research Centre public lecture entitled “The Long Way Back: Afghanistan’s Quest for Peace” at the IDRC, David Hopper Room, 150 Kent Street, 8th floor. Call 613-696-2244.
The National Panel on First Nation Elementary and Secondary Education will hold a National Roundtable to continue their engagement work to develop an action plan to ensure First Nations students have access to quality education and high school graduation rates improve. Attending the National Roundtable will be community leaders, educators, administrators, and students from across … Read more
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation will host its annual Montreal Housing Outlook Conference entitled "A Broader Vision." The conference will provide an overview of upcoming trends on the national, provincial and regional real estate markets in 2011 and 2012. It will take place at the Palais des congres de Montreal, 201 Viger Avenue West, … Read more
NDP leadership candidates will participate in the campaigns first official debate. The topic of the debate will be "Building an Inclusive Economy." Call 613-316-1633.
Liberal Democratic Reform critic Stéphane Dion (Saint-Laurent-Cartierville, QC) and Liberal House Leader Marc Garneau (Westmount-Ville-Marie, QC) will present a plan for seat redistribution. The event will take place at the National Press Theatre, 150 Wellington Street. Call 613-947-5100.
Speaker of the Senate Noël A. Kinsella and Speaker of the House of Commons Andrew Scheer (Regina-Qu'Appelle, SK) will co-host the XVIIIth Canada-Mexico Interparliamentary Meeting. The event will take place at the Senate Chamber, Centre Block. Call 613-944-4082.
The Press Gallery presents its annual Children’s Christmas Party. Hot dogs and pizza served. Fax forms to 613-996-2076.
The Centre for European Studies at Carleton University, along with the Embassies of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania present a panel discussion and photo exhibition “The Baltic Way that Moved the World: 20 Years After.” Panelists include The Chairs of Foreign Affairs Committees of Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania and the panel will be moderated by former … Read more
