Nine Canadian firefighters who lost their lives in the line of duty will be honoured at the Canadian Firefighters Annual Memorial Ceremony on Parliament Hill. Call 613-737-6608.
Join Joseph Boyden and John Ralston Saul for the latest installment of Extraordinary Canadians. Saul presents his biography of Louis-Hyppolyte Lafontaine and Robert Baldwin, and Boyden presents Louis Riel and Gabriel Dumont. Presented by the Writers Festival and held at Southminster United Church. Visit www.writersfestival.org.
IRPP presents a working lunch panel discussion regarding the September issue of Policy Options on parliamentary reform at the Sheraton Hotel. Visit www.irpp.org.
Join Margaret McMillan, Tim Cook and Dan Snow as they discuss pivotal moments in Canadian history. Presented by the Writers Festival and held at the Southminster United Church. Visit www.writersfestival.org.
Author John English will discuss his book about Pierre Elliot Trudeau. Presented by the Writers Festival and held at the Southminster United Church. Visit www.writersfestival.org.
David Suzuki presents his legacy lecture, which will present a critical and candid exploration of a period of human history which includes his own life. Presented by the Writers Festival and held at the Dominion-Chalmers United Church. Visit www.writersfestival.org.
The Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation is hosting a public reception in honour of the Gordan Global Fellows at Prime 360. Please RSVP by Sept. 15 to Celeste Côté at celeste@gordonfn.org.
The Canadian Conference of the Arts presents a new cultural forum, which kicks off with a talk with Marc Mayer, CEO and Director of the National Gallery of Canada at the Desmarais Building, University of Ottawa. Visit www.ccarts.ca.
Please join the Friedrich Ebert Foundation and the Canada Institute of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars for a conference with international experts “Governing the Far North: Assessing Cooperation Between Arctic and Non-Arctic Nations" at Ottawa U, Desmarais Building. Visit www.fesdc.org.
The Stephen Lewis Foundation’s AfriGrand Caravan is coming to Parliament Hill to raise awareness for global HIV/AIDS. Meet African grandmother Regina Mokgokong and granddaughter Nkulie Mathilda Nowathe in Room 209, West Block. Visit www.stephenlewisfoundation.org.
