Event Location: Ottawa

The Toronto Star Ottawa office bids farewell to Richard Brennan, former president of the parliamentary press gallery, as he returns to our Toronto newsroom. A gathering will take place at Hy's.

Defence Minister Peter MacKay (Central Nova, NS), Dr. Robert M. Gates, U.S. Secretary of Defense, and General Guillermo Galvan Galvan, Secretary of National Defence of Mexico, will hold a media availability at Old City Hall. Call 1-866-377-0811.

NDP Leader Jack Layton (Toronto-Danforth, ON) will deliver the keynote speech at an event hosted by the Canadian Study of Parliament Group titled Second Thought About Sober Second Thought: The Meaning of the Senate Rejection of Bill C-311 in Room 2-2, Booth Building. Call 613-720-6463.

The results of a new poll on attitudes towards higher education in the Ottawa region will be released during a press conference in Room 130-S, Centre Block. The poll, commissioned by the Canadian Federation of Students–Ontario (CFS-O) and Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA), reveals important insights into how residents of the Ottawa region … Read more

Media are invited to join members of the Inuit community and friends for a memorial service at St. Georges Anglican Church in honour of Inuit Leader Jose Kusugak, who died in his home in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, on January 18, 2011. Call 613-292-4482.

The Elizabeth Fry Society of Ottawa presents its 2011 Community Forum "Outside the Walls" at the Bronson Centre. Call 613-237-7427.

The Public Policy Forum presents a conference “Canada and the OECD: 50 Years of Converging Interests.” Visit www.ppforum.ca.

The Canadian Club hosts a luncheon with guest speaker Rick Hanson at the Chateau Laurier. Visit www.canadianclubottawa.ca.

Guest speaker Cal Hart, Canada Post, will discuss “Postal Transformation: Renewing Canada Post’s Physical and Electronic Network to Create a Modern Post" at the Sheraton Hotel. Presented by OCRI. Call 613-828-6274 ext. 224.

A reception for MPs and Senators of all parties will be hosted by the Speaker of the House of Commons, Hon. Peter Milliken, and John Rafferty CEO of CNIB, with introductions by Craig Oliver in Room 216-N, Centre Block. Call 613-563 0000 ex 5004.