Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand (Oakville East, Ont.) will host a luncheon for Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and Pieter van Vollenhoven in West Block as part of the royal visit to Canada. The luncheon follows meetings with Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe and members of Ottawa City Council earlier in the day. Details are available online.
Prime Minister Mark Carney (Nepean, Ont.) will meet with Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and Pieter van Vollenhoven as part of the royal visit to Canada. The meeting will take place in West Block. At 5:30 p.m., the princess will take part in a wreath-laying ceremony with Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence Jill McKnight … Read more
The Partnership Group for Science and Engineering will host a Bacon and Eggheads breakfast discussion with James Cotton, McMaster University Professor of Mechanical Engineering, on using waste heat and thermal networks to support low-carbon heating and energy systems. The event takes place at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building. Register online.
The Canadian International Council National Capital Branch hosts a Politics at the Pub discussion on the future of global trade amid geopolitical and economic uncertainty. Panellists include EU Delegation to Canada Trade Counsellor Ruben Kubiak and Jason Easton, AtkinsRéalis Global Head of Government Relations. The event takes place at the Bridge Public House, 1 Donald St. Register online.
The Canadian Cattle Association (CCA), joined by Conservative MP Adam Chambers (Simcoe North, Ont.), Bloc Québécois MP Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay (Saint-Hyacinthe–Bagot (Saint-Hyacinthe–Bagot, Que.) and industry partners, will hold a press conference to raise concerns about the proposed Mercosur trade agreement in Room 135-B, West Block. Contact zakowskyt@cattle.ca.
United States Ambassador Pete Hoekstra will take part in a fireside chat at the Canada Strong and Free Network Annual Conference. At 1:45 p.m., Alberta Premier Danielle Smith will deliver a keynote, and at 4:15 p.m., former minister of national defence Jason Kenney will take part in a fireside chat. Other speakers include Conservative MPs Michelle Rempel-Garner (Calgary Nose Hill, Alta.), Jamil … Read more
Former deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland will deliver the 2026 Dick, Ruth, and Judy Bell Lecture at Carleton University. The event will take place at Richcraft Hall, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Dr. Register online.
Health leaders and advocates will gather to release a new report on gaps in hepatitis prevention and call for stronger federal and provincial action to reduce infections. Speakers include Hepatitis Canada Executive Director Jennifer van Gennip, HIV Legal Network Co-Executive Director Janet Butler McPhee, and more. The event will take place in Room 135-B, West Block. Contact: jvangennip@actionhep.ca
Concerned parents, medical professionals, legal experts, and those with lived experience of the harms of gender ideology will gather in Ottawa for a full day of events to raise awareness about the serious harms inflicted on Canadian children by current public policy approaches to gender identity – namely, affirmation practices in schools, and healthcare. This event will … Read more
Carleton University’s School of Journalism and Communication will host an evening with veteran journalist and viceregal consort Whit Fraser to launch his new memoir, From Ragged Ass Road to Rideau Hall. The event takes place at Carleton’s Dominion-Chalmers Centre, 290 Lisgar St. Register online.
