Lisa Qiluqqi Koperqualuk, president of the Inuit Circumpolar Council of Canada, will deliver a lecture on “Informing Global Policies that Impact Arctic Communities: Why Inuit Matter Globally,” hosted by Carleton University. This event will take place at Richcraft Building, 1125 Colonel By Dr. Details online.
TVO Live Today’s Steve Paikin will take part in a conversation on “Politics & Punchlines” with comedian Samantha Bee as they talk about the role of comedy in politics. This event will take place at the Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre, 290 Lisgar St. Details online.
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.), NDP MP Daniel Blaikie (Elmwood-Transcona, Man.), Conservative MP Garnett Genuis (Sherwood Park-Fort Saskatchewan, Alta.) and Liberal MP Sameer Zuberi (Pierrefonds-Dollard, Que.) will take part in a breakfast discussion on “The Threat of Polarization in Canada: How do we move forward?” hosted by the All-Party Parliamentary Interfaith Caucus. Free for … Read more
The Canadian Club of Ottawa hosts a panel discussion on “The Road to Economic Self-Determination: The Indigenous-Lead Northern Road Link,” exploring the first Indigenous-led major infrastructure project under the Impact Assessment Act. Participants include Ontario Minister of Mines George Pirie; Chief Cornelius Wabasse, Webequie First Nation; Councillor Rob Moonias, Marten Falls First Nation; and Michael Fox, president/CEO, Indigenous & Community Engagement. … Read more
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson (North Vancouver, B.C.) will deliver remarks at a lunch event hosted by the Economic Club of Canada. This event will take place at the Fairmont Château Laurier, 1 Rideau St. Details online.
MPs from opposition parties will join in a shared non-partisan rebuttal of the recent surge in disinformation in Parliament relating to Harm Reduction and the opioid crisis. They will be joined by Moms Stop the Harm founder Leslie McBain. This event will be held in Room 135-B, West Block. Call 613-240-8921.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) will hold a press conference to discuss the NDP’s opposition day motion urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) to call for a public inquiry on foreign interference. At 3:30 p.m., he will make a speech in the House of Commons on the NDP’s opposition day motion. And finally, at … Read more
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson (North Vancouver, B.C.), Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Sean Fraser (Central Nova, N.S.), Minister of Labour Seamus O’Regan (St. John’s South-Mount Pearl, Nfld.) and Lisen Bassett, Marine Renewables Canada’s Policy and Communications Lead, will hold a press conference regarding a new bill entitled An Act to amend the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic … Read more
Green MP Mike Morrice (Kitchener Centre, Ont.) and ISG Senator Kim Pate will hold a press conference to push for the passage of Bill C-22, An Act to reduce poverty and to support the financial security of persons with disabilities by establishing the Canada disability benefit and making a consequential amendment to the Income Tax Act. The Senate … Read more
A large protest is planned to disrupt the opening of CANSEC, North America’s largest weapons and “defense industry” convention in Ottawa, where 10,000 attendees are expected to gather. The protest will condemn war profiteering in solidarity with those who have been killed, displaced, and harmed by the weapons being peddled and sold at CANSEC. This event … Read more
