The Royal Canadian Air Force will conduct a series of flybys in the National Capital Region, flown by a seven-ship formation of CH-146 Griffon helicopters and a two-ship formation of CF-188 Hornet fighters. The aircraft will conduct all flybys at an altitude no lower than 500 feet above the highest point in their flight path … Read more
Sara MacIntyre, Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s (Calgary Southwest, AB) press secretary, along with senior government officials, will hold a technical briefing on the Prime Minister’s upcoming foreign travel at the National Press Theatre, 150 Wellington Street. Call 613-995-1874.
Despite a threat from an Israeli judge that they could face two months in prison, Freedom Waves to Gaza activists David Heap and Ehab Lotayef are being released and deported back to Canada. Heap and Lotayef will discuss their experiences on Freedom Waves to Gaza aboard the Canadian ship Tahrir and their time in Israeli … Read more
Veterans Affairs Minister Steven Blaney (Levis-Bellechasse, QC) will join Veterans and students from across the country for a wartime lunch. The relatively modest fare is typical of what Canadians ate on the home front during the Second World War in order that more food could be sent to the men and women serving overseas. The … Read more
At the request of Prime Minister Stephen Harper (Calgary Southwest, AB), Governor General David Johnston will conduct at State visit to Malaysia. Johnston will raise Canada's profile as a commercial partner during meetings with Malaysian government officials and civil society in Kuala Lumpur and Penang. Call 613-998-0287.
A ceremony of Remembrance will take place at the National Military Cemetery, on the grounds of Beechwood Cemetery, 280 Beechwood Avenue. The ceremony will honour all Canadian Forces members interred at the cemetery, and all of those who have fallen in the service of Canada. The ceremony will include a marching contingent of CF members, … Read more
The Bank of Canada will release the document Renewal of the Inflation-Control Target: Background Information. The document will be available on the bank's website.
The Portraits of Honour National Tour is centred on a 10' x 40' oil painted mural featuring the hand painted portraits of the 157 Canadian soldiers, sailors and aircrew who have lost their lives while serving in Afghanistan. The mural has taken Kinsmen and volunteer artist Dave Sopha over 6,500 hours to paint. Kin Canada’s … Read more
The 2011 Fall Report of Interim Auditor General of Canada John Wiersema will be tabled in the House of Commons. A press conference will be held. The event will take place at the National Press Theatre, 150 Wellington Street. Call 613‑952‑0213 x 6292.
If Canada really took care of its veterans and families as it states it does, why is a young 38 year old Bosnia veteran plagued by chronic debilitating illness, Depleted Uranium and Heavy Metal Toxicity doing a hunger strike in Levis, QC, in front of Veterans Affairs Minister Steven Blaney's (Levis-Bellechasse, QC) office? A press … Read more
