Speaker of the Senate Raymonde Gagné will preside over the swearing-in of new Senators Marnie McBean, Paulette Senior, Toni Varone, Mary Robinson and Mohammad Khair Al Zaibak. This event will be held in the Senate Chamber. Call 343-549-5906.
Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages Minister Randy Boissonnault (Edmonton Centre, Alta.) will attend the launch of Canada’s Building Trades Unions’ new climate-literacy focused curriculum, Building It Green. This event will be held at IBEW Local 586, 1172 Rainbow St. Contact jennifer@kitpublicaffairs.ca.
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil-Chambly, Que.) will hold a press conference regarding the elimination of the religious exemption from legislation that criminalizes hate speech or incitement to violence in the foyer of the House of Commons. Call 613-402-3538.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith will speak to the media to discuss how the province’s new office in Ottawa will expand Alberta’s presence in the nation’s capital and amplify its voice on the national stage. Contact alexander.puddifant@gov.ab.ca.
Liberal MP George Chahal (Calgary Skyview, Alta.) will host a reception for parliamentarians to profile the Wilder Canada Action Plan. In attendance will be the Wilder Institute’s president and CEO Dr. Clement Lanthier, chief conservation officer Dr. Grainne McCabe, and chief development officer Steve Ross. This event will take place in the Valour Building, 151 Sparks St. Contact victoria.jordan@edelmanega.com.
The Congress of Aboriginal Peoples, along with youth and elders, will share the MMIWG2S+ Action Plan: Illuminating the Way, Beholding Power and Place CAP youth, elders and representatives will be sharing their knowledge and experiences concerning MMIWG2S+ while the government holds its own roundtable with federal, orovincial and territorial ministers on the issue.This event will take place … Read more
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) will speak at the Douglas Coldwell Layton Foundation Mouseland Gala to celebrate the progress New Democrats have made in advancing important policies to help Canadians. Call 613-298-2166.
Mongolia’s Ambassador to Canada Sarantogos Erdenetsogt and former Canadian ambassador to Mongolia Gregory Goldhawk will take part in a discussion on “Mongolia-Canada Partnership in Northeast Asia and Beyond,’ hosted by the Canadian International Council. This event will take place at uOttawa’s Telfer Centre for Executive Leadership, Suite 200, 99 Bank St. Details online.
The Canadian International Council hosts “The Balancing Act: Navigating the Paradox of Secure Open Borders.” Aiesha Zafar, assistant deputy minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada; and Dr. Christian Leuprecht, professor at the Royal Military College and Queen’s University, will discuss open borders and strategies for effective border management beyond physical boundaries. This event will take place at The … Read more
Carleton University hosts a lecture on “Maritime Monitoring of the Canadian Arctic: R&D Challenges and Opportunities” featuring Stéphane Blouin, a defence scientist with Defence R&D Canada. Blouin will provide a better understanding of R&D efforts that will help enable a sovereign Arctic. This event will take place at Carleton University, HP 5345 Herzberg Labs, 1125 Colonel By … Read more
