Event Location: Ottawa

Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities Minister Kamal Khera (Brampton West, Ont.) will take part in a conversation as part of the Canadian Caregiving Summit hosted by the Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence from Nov. 6-8. Then at 11:45 a.m. (local time), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages Irek Kusmierczyk (Windsor-Tecumseh, Ont.), Conservative … Read more

Correctional Investigator Dr. Ivan Zinger will host a news conference to discuss Indigenous Corrections issues in his latest Annual Report. He will be joined by Natan Obed, president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami; Cassidy Caron, president of Métis National Council; and Ghislain Picard, regional chief of the Assembly of First Nations of Quebec-Labrador. This event will take place in Room 325, 180 Wellington St. … Read more

Governor General Mary Simon will meet with Swiss President Alain Berset. This event will take place at Rideau Hall, 1 Sussex Dr. Call 343-573-7563.

Minister of Small Business Rechie Valdez (Mississauga–Streetsville, Ont.) will deliver remarks at the Sustainable Finance Forum where she will highlight the Government of Canada’s continued support for small businesses across the country. This event will take place at the Shaw Centre, 55 Colonel By Dr. Call 343-575-5436.

Conservative Senator Salma Ataullahjan, chair of the Senate human rights committee, along with committee members ISG Senator Mobina S. B. Jaffer and PSG Senator Amina Gerba, will release its report on Islamophobia and its impact on Canadian Muslims. This event will take place in Room 325, Wellington Building, 180 Wellington St. Call 343-575-7553.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Marc Miller (Ville-Marie-Le Sud-Ouest-Île-des-Sœurs, Que.) will hold a media scrum to address the 2024–2026 Immigration Levels Plan and Annual Report, outlining yearly targets for permanent immigration, with a focus on three classes: economic immigration, family reunification and humanitarian commitments. This event will be held on the third floor foyer of West Block. … Read more

To honour the First Nations Guardians Programs, the Indigenous Leadership Initiative and Senator Michèle Audette have arranged to build a shaputuan—a hundred-foot-long, heated space that can accommodate at least 120 people—on Parliament Hill. Today, First Nations leaders, Guardians, and Indigenous Leadership Initiative utshimau (executive director) Valérie Courtois will host a media availability to discuss the benefits of Guardians programs … Read more

The Ottawa International Writers’ Festival hosts comedian Rick Mercer who will discuss his new book, The Road Years: A Memoir, Continued… telling the inside story of the success of his show “Rick Mercer Report” filled with political satire and Mercer’s patented rants. This event will take place at the Fairmont Château Laurier, 1 Rideau St. Details online.

Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland (University-Rosedale, Ont.), joined by Treasury Board President Anita Anand (Oakville, Ont.) and Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Sean Fraser (Central Nova, N.S.), will make an announcement in Room 325, 180 Wellington St. Contact Katherine.Cuplinskas@fin.gc.ca.

Following his speech on the Bloc Québécois opposition motion day in the House, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil-Chambly, Que.) will be in a press scrum in the foyer of the House of Commons around 1:45 p.m. Call 613-402-3538.