Event Location: Ottawa

Minister of Emergency Preparedness, President of the King’s Privy Council and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada Harjit S. Sajjan (Vancouver South, B.C.) and Manitoba Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Lisa Naylor will hold a press conference following the Federal-Provincial-Territorial meeting of Ministers responsible for emergency management. This event will be held in … Read more

The Global Centre for Pluralism, Women Heads of Diplomatic Missions in Ottawa, and 14 Senators from across party lines will host a roundtable on “Beyond Numbers: Global Perspectives on Gender Parity.” In 2023, the Senate of Canada attained gender parity. Parliamentarians are invited to explore the key questions and broader implications surrounding the impact of striving for gender parity, … Read more

Minister of Small Business Rechie Valdez (Mississauga–Streetsville, Ont.) will deliver remarks on “Small Business Re-Wired: Supporting Canada’s small businesses through an accelerating digital transformation,” hosted by Canada 2020. This event will take place at the Canada 2020 Studio, 3rd floor, 35 O’Connor St. Details online.

Argentina’s Ambassador to Canada, Josefina Martínez Gramuglia, will welcome Governor General Mary Simon, who will deliver a keynote address at a “#IWD2024: International Women’s Day Lunch” hosted by the Canadian Club of Ottawa. This event will take place at the Shaw Centre, 55 Colonel By Dr. Details online.

Governor General Mary Simon will invest one Companion, 17 Officers and 43 Members into the Order of Canada during a ceremony at Rideau Hall, 1 Sussex Dr. Call 343-573-7563.

The National Film Board of Canada hosts a screening of The Geographies of DAR by Monique LeBlanc. It is visually stunning film on acclaimed author and Senator David Adams Richards and his connection to one of Canada’s most overlooked yet breathtaking regions. This event will take place at the ByTowne Cinema, 325 Rideau St. Details online.

Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil-Chambly, Que.) will hold a press conference. This event will take place in the House of Commons foyer, West Block, Parliament Hill. Contact 613-402-3538.

NDP MP Daniel Blaikie (Elmwood Transcona, Man.) will join leaders from the Canadian Labour Congress, the Canadian Union of Public Employees, and Unifor to urge the Liberal government to change employment insurance rules that discriminate against women and new parents. This event will take place in Room 135-B, West Block, Parliament Hill. Contact 613-298-2166.

Eric Gagnon, Imperial Tobacco Canada’s vice-president of Corporate and Regulatory Affairs, will hold a press conference to address loopholes, misconceptions and outright inaccuracies clouding the public health conversation on smoking cessation and nicotine pouches. This event will take place in Room 135-B Press Conference Room, West Block, Parliament Hill. Contact alex@loyalistpublicaffairs.ca.

Minister of Labour and Seniors Seamus O’Regan (St. John’s South-Mount Pearl, Nfld.) , Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault (Laurier-Sainte-Marie, Que.), National Revenue Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) and Minister for Rural Economic Development and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Gudie Hutchings (Long Range Mountains, N.L.) will provide an update on affordability … Read more