Governor General David Johnston will participate in the Rick Hansen 25th Anniversary Relay. As patron of the Rick Hansen 25th Anniversary Relay, His Excellency will run alongside Canadian Paralympian Rick Hansen from the Embassy of France to Rideau Hall, on Sussex Drive. The general public can cheer on the participants along the way and welcome … Read more
Governor General David Johnston will receive the symbolic first poppy from Patricia Varga, Dominion President of The Royal Canadian Legion, and Larry Murray, the organization's grand president. The event will be held at Rideau Hall. Call 613-998-9166.
Three years after a judicial inquiry headed by former Supreme Court of Canada Justice Frank Iacobucci found that the actions of Canadian officials had contributed to the overseas detention and torture of Abdullah Almalki, Ahmad Abou-Elmaati and Muayyed Nureddin, the three men still await justice. At the press conference, Almalki will release an internal RCMP … Read more
For more than 40 years the International Development Research Centre has supported research in developing countries to promote growth and development. Join IDRC for the annual public meeting to learn more about IDRC's work and how it has improved lives around the world. The event will take place at 150 Kent Street, 8th Floor, W. … Read more
The First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada and KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives will launch Honouring the Children, a powerful shadow report to Canada’s 3rd and 4th Periodic Report to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child. The event will take place in the Charles Lynch Room, Centre Block, … Read more
Associate Director of Communications to the Prime Minister Andrew MacDougall along with senior government officials will hold a briefing on the Prime Minister’s upcoming foreign travel. The event will take place in Room 415, Langevin Block, 80 Wellington Street. Call 613-995-1874.
Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz (Battlefords-Lloydminster, SK) will deliver a speech at the annual market access meeting and highlight the Government's accomplishments for agricultural trade. The event will take place at the Chateau Laurier, 1 Rideau Street. Call 613-773-7972.
In a show of solidarity, the Occupy Ottawa movement will join the Canadian Union of Public Employees flight attendants rallying on Parliament Hill. Email media.occupyottawa@gmail.com.
Opposition Interim Leader Nycole Turmel will speak at the Canadian Union of Public Employees rally in support of Air Canada flight attendants. The event will take place on the steps of Parliament Hill. Call 613-720-6463 .
Speaker of the Senate Noël A. Kinsella and Speaker of the House of Commons Andrew Scheer (Regina-Qu'Appelle, SK) will co-host a ceremony to honour the 25th anniversary of the Rick Hansen, Man in Motion World Tour. The event will take place in the Reading Room, 237-C, Centre Block, Parliament Hill. Call 613-995-7882.
