Project Ramadan will be building food baskets to feed 750 families facing food insecurity across Ontario. An initiative of Muslim Welfare Canada, Project Ramadan is dedicated to supporting local families in need. This event will take place in the Sir John A. McDonald building. At 12:30 p.m., Transport Minister Omar Alghabra (Mississauga Centre, Ont.), Conservative Senator Salma Ataullahjan and Muslim … Read more
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil- Chambly, Que.) will hold a press conference concerning his party’s Opposition Day in the House of Commons. He will be joined by immigration critic Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe (Lac-Saint-Jean, Que.) and intergovernmental affairs critic Mario Simard (Jonquière, Que.).This event will take place in the House of Commons foyer, West Block, Parliament … Read more
The Quality End-of-Life Care Coalition of Canada host “Making every moment count: the Action Plan on Palliative Care and where we go from here,” a panel discussion and breakfast in recognition of National Hospice Palliative Care Week. Panelists include Dr. Ebru Kaya, president, Canadian Society of Palliative Care Physicians; and Ron Beleno, co-chair for AGE-WELL’s Older Adults and Caregiver Advisory Committee. … Read more
Action Hepatitis Canada will hold a press conference to launch their report on Progress Toward Viral Hepatitis Elimination in Canada 2023. The report notes which provinces and territories are on track to eliminate hepatitis B and C, and which are not. This event will take place in Room 135-B, West Block, Parliament Hill. Call 705-220-3265.
Governor General Mary Simon will deliver a keynote address at the Canadian Bar Association’s Aboriginal Law Conference. This event will take place at the Delta Hotels Ottawa City Centre. Call 343-548-1865.
Minister for Sport and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec Pascale St-Onge (Brome-Missisquoi, Que.) will announce new measures to improve accountability and encourage sustainable culture change in sport. Contact ariane.joazard-belizaire@pch.gc.ca.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Sean Fraser (Central Nova, N.S.) and Families, Children and Social Development Minister Karina Gould (Burlington, Ont.) will unveil the new Canadian passport that has been redesigned from cover to cover with state-of-the-art security features. This passport redesign began in 2013 as a regular process to prevent counterfeiting by integrating new … Read more
CSG Senator David Richards will deliver remarks on “Bill C-11, Free Speech Challenged and You” at the Summerfest Speaker Series. Then at 2:30 p.m. (local time), Bloc Québécois MP Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay (Saint-Hyacinthe–Bagot, Que.) will discuss three of his books, and discuss the role of literature on cultural identity. These events will take place in the Horticulture Building, 1525 Princess Patricia Way. … Read more
PSG Senators Michèle Audette, Brian Francis and Marty Klyne, along with the First Nations Child & Family Caring Society, host an event in honour of Bear Witness Day, honouring not only the anniversary of Jordan’s Principle, but also the birthday of Spirit Bear. Participants are encouraged to bring a new or pre-loved stuffed bear. This event will take place … Read more
The Frontier Duty Free Association, representing the small independently owned, land-border duty-free businesses is calling on governments on both sides of the border to never restrict our border again and is calling on the ministerial regional representatives to be pro-active voices for the border communities and their unique businesses as we move forward in a post-pandemic … Read more
