Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages Minister Randy Boissonnault (Edmonton Centre, Alta.) will announce funding for Franco-Ontarian organizations in celebration of Franco-Ontario Day. This event will take place at Vanier Museopark, 300 des Pères-Blancs Ave. Contact farrahlilia.kerkadi@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca.
National Defence Minister Bill Blair (Scarborough-Southwest, Ont.) will host Ukraine’s Minister of Defence, Rustem Umerov, for a bilateral meeting in Ottawa. This event will be held at the National Defence Headquarters, 101 Colonel By Dr. Contact Daniel.Minden@forces.gc.ca.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) will participate in a bilateral meeting with the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. At 11:30 a.m., they will be joined by Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland (University-Rosedale, Ont.), National Defence Minister Bill Blair (Scarborough-Southwest, Ont.), Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.), and Minister of International Trade, … Read more
uOttawa’s Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics hosts the launch of Katherine Fierlbeck and Gregory P. Marchildon‘s new book, The Boundaries of Medicare. This book explains “boundary” health services (like for military personnel and veterans, incarcerated persons, migrants, some virtual care and Indigenous health services) and the huge increase in virtual services since the COVID-19 pandemic and their … Read more
Library and Archives Canada and the Ottawa International Writers Festival host author Angela Sterritt in conversation with Adrian Harewood on her book Unbroken: My Fight for Survival, Hope, and Justice for Indigenous Women and Girls, an extraordinary work of memoir and investigative journalism written by an award-winning Gitxsan journalist who survived life on the streets against all odds. This event will … Read more
Governor General Mary Simon and her husband Whit Fraser will participate in the Canadian Police and Peace Officers’ 46th Annual Memorial Service. This event will take place on Parliament Hill. Call 343-573-7563.
Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland (University-Rosedale, Ont.), joined by Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne (Saint-Maurice–Champlain, Que.), Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Sean Fraser (Central Nova, N.S.), Minister of Small Business Rechie Valdez (Mississauga–Streetsville, Ont.) and Treasury Board President Anita Anand (Oakville, Ont.), will make an announcement. Contact Katherine.Cuplinskas@fin.gc.ca.
NDP housing critic Jenny Kwan (Vancouver East, B.C.) and NDP finance critic Daniel Blaikie (Elmwood–Transcona, Man.) will discuss how Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre‘s (Carleton, Ont.) recently proposed housing plan won’t build more affordable housing for Canadians and what the NDP wants to do to address Canada’s housing crisis. This event will be held in Room 135-B, West Block. … Read more
The Appraisal Institute of Canada will hold a press conference to announce its recommendations to government designed to improve the federal approach to the housing crisis. This event will take place in Room 135B, West Block, Parliament Hill. Call 613-979-7367.
Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion and Economic Development Mary Ng (Markham-Thornhill, Ont.), Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne (Saint-Maurice–Champlain, Que.), and Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson (North Vancouver, B.C.) will take part in an MOU signing ceremony with a Japanese delegation led by Nishimura Yasutoshi, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry. This … Read more
