Join keynote speaker Minister of State (Science and Technology) Gary Goodyear (Cambridge, ON) and Mitacs, Canada’s leader in fostering R&D and Innovation, in celebrating the research and commercialization contributions of promising young innovators. The event will take place in the Panorama Room, National Arts Centre, 53 Elgin Street. More information is available online.
Join TVO’s Steve Paikin for this year’s Dick, Ruth, and Judy Bell Lecture on “The Personal Price of a Political Life.” Presented by Carleton University. The event will take place at the Kailash Mital Theatre, Southam Hall, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive. Call 613-520-3741.
Join Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page for a talk on “Fiscal Sustainability and Aging Demographics in Canada." The event will take place at the Chateau Laurier Hotel, Renaissance Room, 1 Rideau Street. Call 613-837-9415.
The National Press Club of Canada Foundation presents a newsmaker luncheon with president and CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada Hubert T. Lacroix who will discuss facing new challenges with funding, regulation and competition and will offer some topical arguments on accountability, transparency and what makes the public broadcaster worth defending. The event will take place at the … Read more
Salamander Theatre for Young Audiences, in partnership with Beechwood Cemetery present a performance of Hannah Moscovitch’s Where Poppies Blow, a play about World War I as seen through the eyes of a young boy. The event will take place at the National Cemetery of Canada, Beechwood National Memorial Centre (Sacred Space). Call 613-569-5629.
Guest speaker from Memorial University Prof. Angela Carter will discuss “Environmental Policy in the Petro-Provinces: Re-Thinking the Oil ‘Curse’ in Alberta and Newfoundland” and Council of Canadians' Emma Lui will discuss “Water Commons: Advocating for New Framework for Social Justice.” Presented by The Institute of Political Economy. The event will take place in Room 2203, … Read more
Media are invited to attend a special ceremony with Speaker of the Senate of Canada Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of the House of Commons Andrew Scheer (Regina-Qu'Appelle, SK) and Veterans Affairs Minister Steven Blaney (Levis-Bellechasse, QC) for the launch of Veterans’ Week 2011. Commander of Land Force, Quebec Area and Joint Task Force (East) Brigadier-General … Read more
Minister of State (Transport) Steven Fletcher (St. James-Assiniboia, MB) and VIA Rail Canada’s chairman Paul G. Smith will hold a press conference to mark the completion of major infrastructure improvements to the Montreal-Ottawa-Toronto line. The event will take place at VIA's Ottawa Station, 200 Tremblay Road. Call 613 991-0700.
The Tourism Congress, Canada's national travel and tourism industry conference, will take place in Ottawa. Call 613-240-7225.
The Tourism Industry Association of Canada is pleased to announce that Conservative British Columbia Senator Nancy Greene Raine and Al Raine will be recognized with the Tourism Toronto Lifetime Achievement Award at the Canadian Tourism Awards Gala. The event will take place at the Fairmont Chateau Laurier. Call 613-240-7225.
