The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada will hold a news conference in Room 130-S, Centre Block on Parliament Hill. Call 613-299-5628.
NDP Drug Critic Libby Davies (Vancouver East, BC), alongside MPs from the Bloc Québécois, Liberal, and Conservative parties, will host an “Expert Panel on Drug Policy Reform” in Room 237-C, Centre Block. Call 613-992-6036.
The names of the 14 remarkable Aboriginal Canadians selected to receive a 2011 National Aboriginal Achievement Award will be announced in Room 216-N, Centre Block on Parliament Hill. Call 416-504-8464.
Governor General David Johnston will receive the credentials of five ambassadors at Rideau Hall. Call 613-993-8158.
NDP MP Paul Dewar (Ottawa Centre, ON) will present new legislation to ensure the office of Parliamentary Budget Officer is independent of government influence in Room 130-S, Centre Block on Parliament Hill. Call 613-995-1794.
Conservative MP Mike Lake (Edmonton-Mill Woods-Beaumont, AB), on behalf of Industry Minister Tony Clement (Parry Sound – Muskoka, ON) will deliver remarks at at Genomics on the Hill in Room 256-S, Centre Block. Call 613-751-4460 ext. 110.
Peter Clark, President of Grey, Clark, Shih & Associates Ltd. is holding a news conference in Room 130-S, Centre Block on Parliament Hill to release and discuss a new study of U.S. federal, state and local government subsidies to agriculture. Call 613-238-7743.
To celebrate National Child Day, over 250 Ottawa school children will fill the Senate Chamber for a program highlighting the accomplishments and talents of children and youth. Call 613-992-1577.
Conservative MP Shelly Glover (Saint Boniface, MB), on behalf of Human Resources Minister Diane Finley (Haldimand-Norfolk, ON), will announce Government of Canada support to the Metis Nation of Ontario at 500 Old St. Patrick Street. Call 819-994-2482.
NDP Human Rights Critic Wayne Marston (Hamilton East–Stoney Creek, ON) will hold a press conference at room 130-S in Centre Block with Kyung B. Lee, President of the Council for Human Rights in North Korea, and Ms. Jung Sook Suh, a refugee from North Korea. Ms. Suh will present firsthand accounts of her experiences as a refugee from … Read more
