The Canadian Club of Ottawa hosts a lunch event, “Positioning Canada For Global Success,” with Marc Parent, president and CEO of CAE Inc., who will discuss the importance of championing domestic innovation and private sector collaboration in creating global leaders and advancing Canada’s international influence. This event will take place at the Fairmont Château Laurier, 1 Rideau St. Details online.
The Falun Dafa Association of Canada will hold a press conference to release a comprehensive report on the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) foreign interference and repression targeting the Falun Gong community in Canada. The report covers tactics used by the CCP and its proxies to influence Canadian elected officials and different sectors of society to marginalize … Read more
PSG Senator Amina Gerba and Liberal MP Brenda Shanahan (Châteauguay-Lacolle, Que.), co-chairs of the Canada-Africa Parliamentary Association, will preside over a ceremony marking CAAF’s 20th anniversary to honour its co-founders former Senator Raynell Andreychuk and the late Liberal MP Mauril Bélanger. This event will be held in Room 215-A, West Block, Parliament Hill. Call 613-402-5463.
NDP MP Alistair MacGregor (Cowichan-Malahat-Langford, B.C.), joined by members of the Canadian Traumatic Brain Injury Research Consortium, will present his plan to create a National Strategy on Brain Injuries that aims to support the more than 1.5 million Canadians who are suffering from a brain injury. This event will be held in Room 135-B, West Block. Call 416-277-6281.
Elvin Hernandez, a human rights investigator visiting from Honduras, will discuss the human rights and environmental impacts of Canadian corporate activity in Central America. He will be joined by Robert McCorquodale, vice-chairperson of the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights, who will discuss global developments in corporate accountability and their relevance for Canada. This event … Read more
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) will meet with the Dene National Chief, Gerald Antoine. Call 613-222-2351.
Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland (University-Rosedale, Ont.), Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne (Saint-Maurice–Champlain, Que.) and Treasury Board President Anita Anand (Oakville, Ont.) will hold a press conference. Contact Katherine.Cuplinskas@fin.gc.ca.
Indigenous Services Minister and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario Patty Hajdu (Thunder Bay-Superior North, Ont.) and Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health Ya’ara Saks (York Centre, Ont.) will deliver keynote addresses at the 2023 National Summit on Indigenous Mental Wellness. The Summit provides an opportunity … Read more
The Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics will hold a press conference following the tabling of its report on foreign interference and threats to the integrity of democratic institutions, intellectual property and the Canadian state. This event will be held in Room 325, 180 Wellington St. Call 613-992-1240.
Conservative MP Blaine Calkins (Red Deer-Lacombe, Alta.) will hold a press conference on the Petition e-4460 which calls upon the Government of Canada to adopt measures introduced in Bill C-336, Noah’s Law, aiming to close the gaps in Canada’s justice system. This event will be held in Room 135-B, West Block. Call 613-995-8886.
