Governor General Mary Simon will receive the first poppy of the 2024 National Poppy Campaign during a ceremony at Rideau Hall. Poppies will be available to the public beginning October 25, the first day of the National Poppy Campaign. Details are available online. Contact media@gg.ca
Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health Ya’ara Saks (York Centre, Ont.) will make an announcement to address the urgent needs of municipalities and First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities in response to the toxic drug and overdose crisis. This event will be held in Room 325, 180 Wellington St. Call 819-360-6927.
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree (Scarborough—Rouge Park, Ont.), alongside Indigenous Modern Treaty partners, will provide updates on the establishment of a new Commissioner for Modern Treaty Implementation. The event will take place in the foyer of the House of Commons,111 Wellington St, West Block. Details are available online. Contact gregory.frame@rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca
To mark World Mental Health Day, NDP critic for Mental Health and Harm Reduction Gord Johns (Courtenay—Alberni, B.C.) will table a bill for better access to mental health services. Following the tabling of his bill, Johns and NDP critic for Health Peter Julian (New Westminster—Burnaby, B.C.) will speak about the bill in Room 135-B, West Block. Contact media@ndp.ca 613-298-2166
The Bloc Québécois will hold a rally in support of Bill C-282 (Protection of Supply Management) with Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil-Chambly, Que.), MPs Yves Perron (Berthier—Maskinongé, Que.) Luc Thériault (Montcalm, Que.) and Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay (Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot, Que.). They will be joined by National Revenue Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.), Agriculture and Agri-food Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI), MPs … Read more
Indigenous Services Minister and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario Patty Hajdu (Thunder Bay-Superior North, Ont.) and Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak will provide remarks following their INAN Committee appearances on Bill C-61, An Act respecting water, source water, drinking water, wastewater and related infrastructure on First Nation … Read more
Lieutenant-General Michael Wright, Commander of the Canadian Army, will be the keynote speaker at a Remembrance Day luncheon hosted by the Canadian Club of Ottawa. Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence Randeep Sarai (Surrey Centre, B.C.) will also speak at the event, which will take place in the Laurier … Read more
Ontario Premiere Doug Ford will take part in a fireside discussion with the Economic Club of Canada at the Fairmont Château Laurier. Details are available online.Contact info@economicclub.ca
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) will speak at the Parliamentary Centre’s 2024 Democracy Awards event. Ben Mulroney and Paul Broadbent will jointly receive the 2024 ‘Dedication to Democracy’ award given posthumously to Former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and former Leader of the New Democratic Party Ed Broadbent. The event will be held at the British High Commission, 140 Sussex … Read more
International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen (York South-Weston, Ont.), accompanied by Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Development Anita Vandenbeld (Ottawa West—Nepean, Ont.); MP Fayçal El-Khoury (Laval-Les Îles, Que.); and MP Lena Metlege Diab (Halifax West, N.S.), will make an announcement on humanitarian assistance for Lebanon. For details contact: Olivia.Batten@international.gc.ca
