Independent Special Rapporteur on Foreign Interference David Johnston will present his first report and hold a press conference. This event will take place in Rooms 200 and 250, Sir John A. Macdonald Building, 144 Wellington St., Parliament Hill. Contact media@isr-rsi.ca.
Japan’s Ambassador to Canada Kanji Yamanouchi will take part in a panel discussion, “G7 Hiroshima Summit and Beyond” hosted by the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. Other participants include Richard Fadden, former national security adviser to the prime minister. This event will take place at Kildare House, 323 Chapel St. Details online.
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil- Chambly, Que.) and Bloc MPs will host a colloquium on the fiscal imbalance. Participants include (among others) Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux, former Quebec MNA now uOttawa professor Benoît Pelletier, and former Gatineau mayor Maxime Pedneaud-Jobin. This event will take place in Room 415, Wellington Building, Parliament Hill. Call 613-402-3538.
The Council of Canadians hosts a cross-Canada series of town halls hosted by Avi Lewis exploring both the personal and the political sides of the fight for pharmacare. Participants include Marc-André Gagnon, associate professor, Carleton University; Dr. Nili Kaplan-Mirth, OCDSB trustee and board member of Canadian Doctors for Medicare; Ed Cashman, Ottawa Health Coalition; and Nikolas Barry-Shaw, trade and privatization campaigner, … Read more
The Canada Ukraine Parliamentary Friendship Group, the Canadian Association of Crimean Tatars, the Embassy of Ukraine in Canada, and the Ukrainian Canadian Congress, invite MPs and Senators to attend a special event on Parliament Hill to solemnly commemorate the 79th anniversary of the Crimean Tatar Genocide. This event will be held in Room 310, Wellington Building. Contact Yvan.Baker@parl.gc.ca.
Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth Marci Ien (Toronto Centre, Ont.) will give a speech at an event to mark the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, 2SLGBTQI+. This event is co-presented by the Canadian Parliamentary Pride Caucus, the Embassies of Germany and Mexico, and a group of Canadian 2SLGBTQI+ and allied organizations. This event … Read more
PSG Senators Brian Francis and Marty Klyne, with the National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association and First Nations Bank of Canada, host “Indigenous Economic Growth and Reconciliation on the Hill,” a lunch and learn event for Parliamentarians, Indigenous leaders and economic organizations. This event will take place in the Sir John A Macdonald Building, 144 Wellington St. Details online.
CEO Electricity Canada Francis Bradley will hold a press conference to address the barriers to building infrastructure quickly in Canada. This event will be held in Room 135-B, West Block. Call 613-809-0720.
Teamsters Canada will hold a press conference to declare a crisis in Canada’s trucking sector. This event will be held in Room 135-B, West Block. Call 514 226-6002.
Governor of the Bank of Canada Tiff Macklem and Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Rogers will hold a press conference following the release of the Financial System Review in the Bank of Canada’s auditorium, 30 Bank St.
