Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) will join chiefs from Algonquin First Nations who will respond to plans to build a radioactive waste dump on unceded Algonquin territory near the Ottawa River (Kichi Sibi) at Chalk River, Ont. The First Nations are preparing to testify at a final hearing for the project on Aug. 10. … Read more
Conservative Shadow Minister for Democratic Reform Michael Cooper (St. Albert-Edmonton, Alta.) will hold a press conference to discuss his Private Member’s Bill C-343, the Canada-Taiwan Relations Framework Act. This event will be held in Room 125-B, West Block. Call 613-943-0117.
Three human rights organizations behind the constitutional challenge to the Safe Third Country Agreement will respond to the Supreme Court’s decision after it is handed down today. Participants include Ketty Nivyabandi, Secretary General, Amnesty International Canadian Section (English-Speaking); Gauri Sreenivasan, co-executive director, Canadian Council for Refugees; and Rev. Dr. Das Sydney, president, the Canadian Council … Read more
The House Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development will present a report on its study of sexual and reproductive health and rights of women globally. This event will take place in Room 200, Sir John A Macdonald Building, Parliament Hill. Call 613-290-2326.
On behalf of Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne (Saint-Maurice–Champlain, Que.), Treasury Board President Mona Fortier (Ottawa-Vanier, Ont.) will announce funding to support live media production and create highly skilled jobs. This event will take place at Ross Video Ltd., 62 Auriga Dr. Contact laurie.bouchard@ised-isde.gc.ca.
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.), MP Mike Morrice (Kitchener Centre,) and ISG Senator Rosa Galvez will hold a press conference to respond to the Parliamentary Budget Officer’s report updating the results of their prior publication on the “Energy sector and agriculture: federal revenue forgone from tax provisions.” This event will take place in … Read more
Michael Rothe, president & CEO of the Canadian Financing and Leasing Association will release a report highlighting the alarming volume of vehicle theft in Canada. The report calls on specific recommendations for immediate actions and a collaborative approach from the federal government to combat organized crime. This event will take place in Room 135B, West Block, Parliament Hill. Call 514-834-8841.
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson (North Vancouver, B.C.) and Minister of Labour Seamus O’Regan (St. John’s South-Mount Pearl, Nfld.) will hold a press conference on a bill entitled “An Act respecting accountability, transparency and engagement to support the creation of sustainable jobs for workers and economic growth in a net-zero economy.” They will be joined by Minister … Read more
Former Liberal cabinet minister and hockey hall of famer Ken Dryden will take part in this brown-bag lunch on “Brain Injury, Mental Health and the Military Profession” hosted by the CDA Institute and the Concussion Legacy Foundation. Other participants include MGen (Ret’d) Denis Thompson, Colonel of the Regiment for the Royal Canadian Regiment; Dr. Samantha Bureau, … Read more
The Aga Khan Foundation Canada and Cooperation Canada host a discussion on the launch of the 2023 World Development Report. Report co-director Çağlar Özden will discuss the World Bank’s proposed framework to maximize the positive impact of global migration. Other participants include Rema Jamous Imseis, UN High Commissioner for Refugees representative to Canada; and Daniel Rubenson, Metaketa researcher and professor at Toronto … Read more
