Event Location: Ottawa

Afghan Parliamentarian Malalai Joya will discuss what is next for Afghanistan in Room 130-S in Centre Block. Call 613-859-6996.

Ottawa mayoral candidates Larry O’Brien, Jim Watson and Clive Doucet will go head-to-head in “Debate 2.0 – Envisioning Ottawa’s Future” a 90-minute, web-enabled event, moderated by Sheila Copps, at the National Art Centre’s Fourth Stage. More information available online at http://www.nac-can.ca. 

Representatives from the ALS Society of Ottawa will hold their annual Hill Day, followed by an evening reception at the Centre Block, Parliamentary Restaurant, Room 601. Call 1-800-267-4257 ext. 208.

The Politics by the Numbers conference will host a panel discussion with leading pollsters including Frank Graves, of EKOS Research, Nik Nanos, of Nanos Research, Bruce Anderson, of Harris Decima and moderator Don Newman at the Chateau Laurier. Visit canada2020.ca for more information. 

Environment Minister Jim Prentice will hold a media availability to discuss the oilsands advisory panel in the Centre Block foyer on Parliament Hill. Call 819-997-1441.

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty and Natural Resources Minister Christian Paradis will make an announcement during a news conference at the Fireplace Center and Patio Shop.  

Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre, on behalf of Citizenship and Immigration Canada, will announce funding for the Ottawa Chinese Community Service Centre's Multiculturalism Achievement Program for Learning Employers at the Ottawa Chinese Community Service Centre. Call 613-952-1650. 

Labour Minister Lisa Raitt will deliver an address at the national launch of Fire Prevention Week 2010 at the Government Conference Centre. Call 819-953-5646. 

Liberal MP Carolyn Bennett will hold a press conference at the National Press Theatre to discuss her Private Members’ Bill on the census.  Liberal MP Pablo Rodriguez will join her. Call 613-996-6740. 

NDP Defence Critic Jack Harris will hold a press conference at the National Press Theatre calling for accountability on the issue of the treatment of Afghan detainees. Call 613-850-3448.