International Cooperation Minister Beverly J. Oda (Durham, ON) and UN Women Under-Secretary-General and executive director, Michelle Bachelet, announced that Canada and UN Women will co-host a conference on women's economic empowerment. The conference will focus on ways of opening economies to the full participation of women and on the tools needed by women to take … Read more
Liberal New Brunswick Senator Joseph Day and 14 other former Royal Military College Cadets will depart Ottawa and head to Kingston on a canoe trip aimed at raising funds for the Major Danny McLeod Athletic Endowment Fund at RMC. The event will take place at the Rideau Canal, in front of the National Arts Centre … Read more
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, BC) will hold a press conference concerning the visit of UK Prime Minister David Cameron, reviewing the UK record on Kyoto. The event will take place in the Charles Lynch Press Theatre, Centre Block, Parliament Hill. Call 613-614-4916.
A peaceful protest against the proposed Keystone XL pipeline will be held on Parliament Hill.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011 marks Canada’s first National Tree Day. There will be 13 tree planting events across the country, including one featuring Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver (Eglington-Lawrence, ON) and Conservative MP Royal Galipeau (Ottawa-Orleans, ON) at the Museum of Nature, 240 McLeod Street. Call 613-567-5545, ext. 224.
The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada will hold a press conference on why it is opposed to the Keystone XL pipeline in the Charles Lynch Press Theatre, Room 130-S, Centre Block. Call 613-230-5200,
Alternatives and the Association of Human Rights in North Africa are holding a press conference to ask the Conservative government to revise its position and to allow the Tunisian community in Canada to vote in to the Constituent Assembly on October 22, 2011. The conference will take place in the Charles Lynch Press Theatre, 130-S, … Read more
On behalf of Public Safety Minister Vic Toews (Provencher, MB), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance Shelly Glover (Saint-Boniface, MB) will make an announcement regarding efforts to combat marijuana grow operations at the RCMP National Headquarters auditorium, 73 Leikin Drive. Call 613-993-2999.
Liberal Leader Bob Rae (Toronto Centre, ON) will hold media availability to react to the the government's justice announcement in the Foyer of the House of Commons. Call 613-947-5100.
The Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies and the John Howard Society of Canada will discuss the potential costs of the proposed omnibus crime bill in the Charles Lynch Press Theatre, Centre Block. Call 613-298-2422.
