NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) will speak to reporters before attending Question Period. This event will take place in the foyer, West Block, Parliament Hill. Call 613-222-2351.
Representatives of the Iranian-Canadian community will hold a press conference toaddress issues pertaining to the June 13 rally held on Parliament Hill on behalf of the victims of Ukraine International Airline Flight PS752 and the ongoing failure of the federal government to designate the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization. This event will … Read more
Conservative MP Erin O’Toole (Durham, Ont) will deliver remarks at the second and final day of “Resilient Institutions: Learning from Canada’s COVID-19 Pandemic” conference hosted by the Institute on Governance and the IRPP’s Centre of Excellence on the Canadian Federation. Other speakers today include Isabelle Mondou, deputy minister of Canadian Heritage; Graham Flack, deputy minister at Treasury … Read more
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil- Chambly, Que.) will hold a press briefing in the foyer of the House of Commons following his opposition day speech at 10:00 a.m. Call 613-402-3538.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.), joined by Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth Marci Ien (Toronto Centre, Ont.), will attend the Pride flag raising ceremony on Parliament Hill. This evening in Toronto, Trudeau will meet with youth at the Canadian Jewish Political Affairs Committee’s ACTION Party. Following this, he will deliver remarks at the Rainbow … Read more
Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth Marci Ien (Toronto Centre, Ont.), MPs including NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) and special guests will raise the Pride flag on the Centre Block Lawn, Parliament Hill. Call 873-353-0985.
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) and MP Mike Morrice (Kitchener Centre, Ont.) will hold a press conference to condemn the lack of climate action by current and past governments in the midst of record-breaking wildfires across the country. This event will take place in Room 135-B, West Block, Parliament Hill. Call 613-240-8921.
Indigenous Services Minister and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario Patty Hajdu (Thunder Bay-Superior North, Ont.) and Jeff Loucks, CEO of the National Indigenous Collaborative Housing Inc., will announce funding towards affordable urban, rural and northern Indigenous housing projects. This event will take place in Room 2068, James Michael Flaherty … Read more
The Senate of Canada hosts the exhibition Reflections on Exclusion: An Exhibition on the Chinese Immigration Act, 1923 until June 23. Curated by Jiaqi Wu from the office of ISG Senator Yuen Pau Woo, this exhibition commemorates the 100th anniversary of the discriminatory law known as the Chinese Exclusion Act, and gives voice to Chinese-Canadians impacted by it. The exhibition is open to the public … Read more
Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne (Saint-Maurice–Champlain, Que.) and George Freeman, the United Kingdom’s Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology), will make an announcement and participate in a signing ceremony. This event will take place at Earnscliffe, 140 Sussex Dr. Contact laurie.bouchard@ised-isde.gc.ca.
