Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq (Nunavut), along with Conservative MP Chris Alexander (Ajax-Pickering, ON) will make an important announcement at the University of Ottawa, Sports Complex, 2nd Floor foyer, 801 King Edward Avenue. Call 613-957-2983.
Professor of Development Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies Naila Kabeer of London University will speak on findings from Canada’s I nternational Development Research Centre regarding the high survival rate of women and girls in Bangladesh and how this contrasts with neighbouring India and its daughter deficit. The talk will be held … Read more
On behalf of Prime Minister Stephen Harper (Calgary Southwest, AB), Government House Leader Peter Van Loan (York-Simcoe, ON) will honour the national recipients of the 2010-11 Prime Minister's Awards for Teaching Excellence and Excellence in Early Childhood Education at a ceremony in Ottawa at the Canadian Museum of Nature, 240 McLeod Street. Call 613-943-7599.
NDP Environment critic Megan Leslie (Halifax, NS) will react to the Environment Commissioner's report immediately after his press conference in the National Press Theatre, 150 Wellington Street. Call 613-295-9228.
The NDP MPs on the House of Commons Standing Committee on Official Languages, Robert Aubin (Trois-Rivières, QC), Yvon Godin (Acadie–Bathurst, QC), Élaine Michaud (Portneuf–Jacques-Cartier, QC) and Dan Harris (Scarborough Southwest, ON), will be speaking about their complaint to the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages regarding the tabling of documents in the House of … Read more
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty (Whitby-Oshawa, ON) will make an announcement at Buster’s Bar and Grill, 48-2525 Carling Avenue. Call 613-996-7861.
NDP MP Glenn Thibeault (Sudbury, ON) will hold a press conference on Tuesday to discuss his Private Member’s Bill calling for a national strategy to reduce concussion rates in amateur sport. He will be joined by NDP Sports critic Pierre Nantel (Longueuil-Pierre-Boucher, QC) at the National Press Theatre, 150 Wellington Street. Call 613-295-9228.
The RCMP is pleased to invite media to attend a special ceremony being held to officially name and open the RCMP’s new National Headquarters in Ottawa, 73 Leikin Drive. Public Safety Minister Vic Toews (Provencher, MB) and RCMP Commissioner William J.S. Elliot will deliver remarks. Call 613-843-5999.
Want to know how Canada’s Access to Information Law measures up to the laws of other countries? Not very well: Canada came 40th out of 89 countries worldwide. Two leading global experts on access to information, Toby Mendel, Executive Director of the Centre for Law and Democracy, and Helen Darbshire, Executive Director of Access Info … Read more
Liberal Leader Bob Rae (Toronto Centre, ON) and Liberal Health critic Hedy Fry (Vancouver Centre, BC) will launch a day of action on suicide prevention designed to raise awareness and call for the creation of a National Suicide Prevention Strategy. Rae and Fry will hold a press conference in the House of Commons Foyer, Centre … Read more
