Press Conference regarding an Update on the 2023 Wildfire Season

Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson (North Vancouver, B.C.), President of the King’s Privy Council and Minister of Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair (Scarborough-Southwest, Ont.), Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu (Thunder Bay-Superior North, Ont.) and Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance Randy Boissonnault (Edmonton Centre, Alta.) will provide an update on the wildfire season and continuous federal support … Read more

NDP Leader Singh to hold press conference

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) and NDP MP Gord Johns (Courtenay-Alberni, B.C.) will hold a press conference with Moms Stop the Harm in Room 135-B, West Block, Parliament Hill. At 2:15 p.m. (local time), Singh will attend Question Period. Then at 3:30 p.m., he will meet with Moms Stop the Harm. Call 613-222-2351.

Disabled/injured workers to hold press conference

Former national president of the Mounted Police Professional Association Rae Banwarie, principal for C&E Intellectual Solutions, will hold a press conference alongside disabled/ injured workers about the failure of the WCB Boards/ WSIB for workers nationwide. This event will take place at the National Press Gallery, Room 135-B, West Block, Parliament Hill. Contact Info@ceintellectualsolutions.ca.

Royal Canadian Geographical Society to launch exhibit

John Geiger, CEO, Royal Canadian Geographical Society; Joe MacInnis, personal friend and scientific advisor to James Cameron and the DEEPSEA CHALLENGER expedition; Ron Hallman, CEO, Parks Canada; and Mike Ulica, president, National Geographic Society will attend the launch of the exhibition Pressure: James Cameron Into the Abyss. The exhibition runs June 5-Sept 1. This event will take place at … Read more

Ministers Miller, Hajdu and Vandal to hold press conference

Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller (Ville-Marie-Le Sud-Ouest-Île-des-Sœurs, Que.), Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu (Thunder Bay-Superior North, Ont.) and Minister of Northern Affairs, Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada, and Minister responsible for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency Dan Vandal (Saint Boniface-Saint Vital, Man.) and the Métis National Council will hold a press conference … Read more

Senator Omidvar to hold press conference

ISG Senator Ratna Omidvar; Irwin Cotler, founder and chair of the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights; and the co-chairs of the All-Party Caucus for Freedom for Vladimir Kara-Murza will hold a press conference to discuss securing honorary citizenship for Kara-Murza, Russia’s democratic opposition leader. A motion will be put forward in the Senate, and an appeal was made for official … Read more

Singh to meet with New Economy Canada

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) will meet with New Economy Canada, a recently formed group of business, labour, Indigenous and sectoral experts focusing on transitioning to a global decarbonized economy. Call 613-222-2351.

NDP and the Alberta Federation of Labour are fighting for workers

NDP MP Charlie Angus (Timmins–James Bay, Ont.) will stand with the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) Gil McGowan as they lay out their demands for the upcoming sustainable jobs legislation. The NDP and AFL have called on the Liberal government to ensure workers and good-paying union jobs are central to the clean technology transition. This event … Read more

CANSEC 2023 to feature defence news, military support to Ukraine

Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne (Saint-Maurice–Champlain, Que.), Minister of Public Services and Procurement Helena Jaczek (Markham-Stouffville, Ont.) and Minister of Official Languages and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe, N.B.) will attend CANSEC 2023 at the EY Centre, 4899 Uplands Dr. Call 613-235-5337 x 43.

Prime Minister of Poland Mateusz Morawiecki to visit Canada

Prime Minister of Poland, Mateusz Morawiecki, will visit Canada. During the visit, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) and Morawiecki will hold a bilateral meeting to address the regional defence and security challenges resulting from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Details online. Contact media@pmo-cpm.gc.ca.