Canadian federal officials will participate in an annual crisis management exercise organized by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Canada's part in the international exercise will be played from government offices in Ottawa and linked to Canada's NATO delegation. Call 613-991-0657.
NDP Shipbuilding critic Peter Stoffer (Sackville-Eastern Shore, NS) will be available for comment immediately following the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy announcement. The event will take place at the National Press Theatre. Call 613-995-5822.
Public Works Minister Rona Ambrose (Edmonton-Spruce Grove, AB) and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance Shelly Glover (Saint-Boniface, MB) will make a statement to respond to the announcement to be made by the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy Secretariat. The event will take place in the House of Commons Foyer, Parliament Hill. Call 819-956-2315.
Members of the arts sector from across Canada will meet with over 120 members of Parliament to discuss the key role arts investment plays in the economic and social health of Canada at the Canadian Arts Coalition’s Arts Day. A reception for MPs and the arts community hosted by NDP Deputy Speaker Denise Savoie (Victoria, … Read more
Stephen Clarkson, Canada’s leading academic authority on North American relations, will be presenting the findings of a report being released by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. The report, "Punching Below Their Weight: Why Canada and Mexico are so Important to the United States yet so Impotent in Washington," is based on his latest book, … Read more
NDP MP Fin Donnelly (New Westminster-Coquitlam, BC) will hold a news conference on the nationally opposed bid to replace rejected Prosperity Mine project with an option the party and its supporters say is much worse. The conference will be held in the National Press Theatre, 150 Wellington Street. Call 613-851-2151.
Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney (Calgary Southeast, AB) will speak at a citizenship ceremony, where 50 immigrants representing 28 countries will be sworn-in as Canadian citizens. The ceremony will be held in the Main Hall of the Government Conference Centre, 2 Rideau Street. Call 613-952-1650.
The first tractor trailer powered by liquefied natural gas that meets the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s “SmartWay” program requirements for fuel economy and reduced emissions will be on public display on Sparks Street, between Metcalfe and O’Connor Streets. The new transport truck is owned by Robert Transport, one of Canada’s largest for-hire trucking companies based … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs Deepak Obhrai (Calgary East, AB) is pleased to announce the 11th National Diwali Celebration with Parliamentarians. This year’s National Diwali Celebration will coincide with the “Year of India in Canada 2011” festivities. Therefore, this year’s celebration will include a special cultural performance by a troupe of 40 … Read more
Prime Minister Stephen Harper (Calgary Southwest, AB) will meet with David Alward, Premier of New Brunswick in the Office of the Prime Minister, Room 307-S, Centre Block. Call 613-957-5555.
