Canadian Science Policy Conference is the most comprehensive, multidisciplinary, multi-sector national forum on science, technology and innovation policy in Canada. CSPC 2011 will provide a unique opportunity for various science policy stakeholders to get together at the national level to network and discuss the present and the future of science policy in Canada, a future … Read more
Public Works Minister Rona Ambrose (Edmonton-Spruce Grove, AB) will announce Government of Canada support for a national project that will help women across the country at FRP Canada, 707-331 Cooper Street. Call 819-997-5421.
Auditor General nominee Michael Ferguson will appear before the Senate’s Committee of the Whole. Also appearing at that time will be Michelle d’Auray, Secretary of the Treasury Board of Canada, and from the Privy Council Office, Patricia Hassard, Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Senior Personnel and Public Service Renewal). These high-ranking officials were directly involved … Read more
Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver (Eglington-Lawrence, ON) will address the Economic Club of Canada in conjunction with Mining Day on the Hill. The address will take place at the Fairmont Chateau Laurier, 1 Rideau Street. Call 416-306-0898.
In light of the official expiration of stimulus funding, the Association of Consulting Engineering Companies will hold a press conference to encourage the government to create a long-term infrastructure plan to succeed the Building Canada Fund which expires in 2014 in the Charles Lynch Press Theatre, Centre Block. Call 613-233-8906.
Tibetans and their supporters from across Ontario and Quebec will gather at a vigil on Parliament Hill on Wednesday, November 2nd as part of the Global Day of Action for Tibet. The Ottawa vigil is being organized by the Regional Tibetan Youth Congress and five Toronto-based Tibet Support Groups and will take place on Parliament … Read more
The Correctional Investigator of Canada, Howard Sapers and Marie-France Kingsley, Director of Investigations, will hold a news conference focusing on the increasing number of offenders growing old behind bars, as well as other concerns documented in his 2010-11 Annual Report tabled earlier in Parliament. The press conference will be held at the National Press Theatre, … Read more
Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq (Nunavut) will make a funding announcement at Centretown Community Health Centre, 420 Cooper Street. Call 613-957-0200.
The Canadian Association of University Teachers will launch its national campaign: “Save Library and Archives Canada." The campaign will expose how major restructuring of Library and Archives Canada is undermining the institution responsible for preserving Canada’s history and heritage. The event will take place in the Charles Lynch Press Conference Room, Room 130-S, Centre Block, … Read more
President and CEO of the Aerospace Industries Association of Canada Jim Quick presents the First Canadian Aerospace Summit celebrating the 50th anniversary of the AIAC. The event will take place at the Ottawa Convention Centre, 55 Colonel By Drive. Call 613-760-4562.
