Independent Senators Group Senator Rosa Galvez (Quebec) and Liberal MP Sophie Chatel (Pontiac, Que.) will introduce a bill in the Senate to protect Gatineau Park. The event will take place in Room 325, 180 Wellington St. Contact charlotte.poulin-macmillan.357@parl.gc.ca 873-354-5827
Indigenous leaders and community members, Parliamentarians and survivors of forced and coerced sterilization will hold a gathering to mark the launch of the Survivors Circle for Reproductive Justice and the third reading of Bill S250 in the Senate. The event will take place outside the Senate of Canada, 2 Rideau St. Contact media@emdashagency.ca 613-293-2446
Taxpayer’s Ombudsperson François Boileau will release his 2023–2024 Annual Report, Fair Access to Service. This is the fourth annual report from Boileau, and it contains three recommendations to improve the Canada Revenue Agency’s service to taxpayers. This event will be held in Room 325-180, Wellington St. Call 613 859-1023.
The Prince Albert Grand Council, representing 12 First Nations in northern Saskatchewan, will hold a press conference highlighting the human cost of political inaction. This event will be held in Room 135-B, West Block. Contact gsoule@syntaxstrategic.ca.
The Canadian Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA) is on Parliament Hill to promote Animal Health Week, an annual national public campaign to raise awareness of animal health and to honour the people who work in the industry. CVMA President Tim Arthur and CVMA Quebec representative Jordyn Hewer will speak in Room 135-B West Block. Contact charles@impactcanada.com 819-674-9604
The Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health will hold a press conference to call on the government to address gaps in care and ensure that mental health and substance use health care is treated with greater urgency. The event will take place in Room 135-B West Block, and on Zoom. Contact isabelle@impactcanada.com 647-839-0445
The new heads of mission from Albania, Austria, Cyprus, Ecuador, the European Union, Ireland and the Netherlands will present their credentials to Governor General Mary Simon in the Rideau Hall Ballroom. Details are available online. Contact media@gg.ca
Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Sean Fraser (Central Nova, N.S.) will provide an update on the Housing Design Catalogue in the National Press Theatre, 180 Wellington Street, Room 325. Contact sofia.ouslis@infc.gc.ca
The Net-Zero Advisory Body and the Canadian Climate Institute will co-host the 4th annual climate conference, titled “The Net-Zero Edge: Navigating the New Realities for Canadian Competitiveness.” Speakers include Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault (Laurier-Sainte-Marie, Que.), former Director of the White House National Economic Council Brian Deese and Geneviève Tuts, Ambassador of the E.U. to … Read more
NDP MP Bonita Zarrillo (Port Moody—Coquitlam, B.C.), along with NDP House leader Peter Julian (New Westminster-Burnaby, B.C.), NDP deputy critic for Housing Blake Desjarlais (Edmonton Griesbach, Alta.), and NDP critic for Innovation, Science and Industry Brian Masse (Windsor West, Ont.) will speak ahead of the parliamentary committee on human resources where Zarillo will table a motion to force landlord CEOs to testify … Read more
