Former Senator Serge Joyal, former Supreme Court Justice Michel Bastarache, and Le Droit‘s Antoine Trépanier will take part in the launch of two very different but interconnected books: What I Wish I Had Told My Children, by Bastarache and Trépanier, and Détresse et nostalgie, a collection of short stories by Bastarache’s spouse Yolande Bastarache. This event will take place at … Read more
The University of Ottawa Press and Library and Archives Canada host “Two Great Canadians, Two Journalists and Biographers: Parallel Journeys in Two Languages.” Former senator Marie-Paule Charette-Poulin, former Supreme Court Justice Michel Bastarache, and journalists Antoine Trépanier and Fred Langan will discuss the time and effort writing a memoir or biography with journalist Julie Van Dusen. This event … Read more
Auditor General Karen Hogan will deliver three performance audit reports. These include Report 2: Housing in First Nations Communities, Report 3: First Nations and Inuit Policing Program, and Report 4: National Trade Corridors Fund–Transport Canada. This event will take place in the House of Commons, Parliament Hill. Contact infomedia@oag-bvg.gc.ca.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) will hold a press conference to speak about the NDP’s Pharmacare plan for Canadians in West Block. Call 613-298-2166.
Treasury Board President Anita Anand (Oakville, Ont.) will hold a media availability to discuss the government of Canada’s plans to refocus government spending, following tabling of the Main Estimates 2024-25, on the Second Floor Foyer, West Block. Call 613-408-8294.
Health Minister Mark Holland (Ajax, Ont.) will make an announcement related to An Act Respecting Pharmacare. This event will be held at the Centertown Community Health Centre, 420 Cooper St. Call 613-291-4176.
Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson (North Vancouver, B.C.) and Ontario Minister of Energy Todd Smith will make an announcement in support of nuclear energy at the Canadian Nuclear Association Annual Conference. Following this, Wilkinson will deliver a keynote speech and participate in a fireside chat. This event will take place at the The Westin Ottawa, 11 Colonel … Read more
Dr. Durhane Wong-Rieger, president and CEO, Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders (CORD), will take part in a press conference to celebrate the launch of the Canadian Rare Disease Network. The press conference will be followed by a march of rare disease patients and advocates to Parliament Hill to celebrate Rare Disease Day and the launch of the Canadian … Read more
Liberal MP Ali Ehsassi (Willowdale, Ont.) is sponsoring a press conference featuring Afghan and Iranian Women’s rights organizations as they mark the first day of advocacy on the Hill against gender apartheid and call upon the government to spearhead international efforts to recognize gender apartheid as a crime against humanity. This event will take place at the National Press … Read more
Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages Minister Randy Boissonnault (Edmonton Centre, Alta.) will announce funding to assist with post-secondary education for Indigenous youth. This event will take place at Algonquin College, Woodroffe Campus, 1385 Woodroffe Ave. Contact mathis.denis@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca.
