The Canadian Human Rights Commission will hold a press conference to discuss a major change to Canada's human rights landscape. On June 18, 2011, more than 700,000 people who are primarily residents of First Nations communities will receive the same human rights protections as all other Canadians. The press conference will take place at the … Read more
Heritage Minister James Moore (Port Moody-Westwood-Port Coquitlam, BC) will take part in the unveiling of 2011 Canada Day programming in the National Capital Region. The unveiling will take place at the Canadian Museum of Civilization, 100 Laurier Street. Call 819-997-7788.
To mark World Oceans Day, New Democrat MPs Fin Donnelly (Burnaby-New Westminster, BC) and Nathan Cullen (Skeena-Bulkley Valley, BC) will lay out a legislative proposal for a permanent ban on oil supertanker traffic off the north coast of British Columbia. The press conference will take place in Room 130-S, Charles Lynch Theatre, Centre Block. Call … Read more
In an International Development Research Centre public lecture, Dr Kshama Metre will explore why the self-help model is so successful in India. In just two decades, small decentralized groups – made up of mostly women – have extended access to financial credit to almost 100 million people, and in other ways also empowered the poor. … Read more
Chief Gilbert Whiteduck of the Kitigan Zibi Algonquins will meet the media in the Charles Lynch Press Theatre, Centre Block, to present his position regarding the Ontario Algonquin Claim Negotiations, in particular the potential agreement with the aboriginal community of Golden Lake, since this agreement threatens to extinguish Kitigan Zibi Algonquins’ ancestral rights and title … Read more
Allan Gregg, Chair of Harris Decima and Andre Turcotte, President of Feedback Research Corporation will join Preston Manning at a media conference to announce and discuss the results of the annual Manning Centre poll. The Manning Centre Barometer is an annual survey of Canadians that measures their attitudes toward government, political and social issues. The … Read more
Governor General David Johnston will invest 43 recipients into the Order of Merit of the Police Forces at an investiture ceremony at Rideau Hall. Call 613-998-9166. Seven Officers and 36 Members will be invested in the Order.
CEO of the National Golf Course Owners Association Canada Jeff Calderwood will host a press conference as part of the golf industry's national awareness day in the Charles Lynch Press Theatre, Centre Block. Call 613-447-1543.
The Canadian Medical Association will present its sixth and last public town hall discussion on the health care system and how to better focus on patients. Panelists will include Executive Director for Canadian Home Care Association and President of the Canadian Caregiver Coalition Nadine Henningsen, and founding member of Neurological Health Charities Canada Scott Dudgeon … Read more
Award-winning dancer Helen Husak presents her solo work Fight or Flight, and KasheDance will perform Recalcitrare in a double-bill presented by the Canada Dance Festival at the National Arts Centre, 53 Elgin Street. Call 613-947-7000.
