Former Liberal cabinet minister Catherine McKenna will lead a discussion with author Kim Stanley Robinson on his novel, The Ministry for the Future, part of the Aga Khan Foundation Canada’s monthly book club series, Global Reads. Robinson’s book uses fictional eyewitness accounts to tell the story of how climate change will affect us all. This event will take place at the Delegation of … Read more
Conservative MP Erin O’Toole (Durhamn, Ont.), Liberal MP Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.) and NDP MP Daniel Blaikie (Elmwood–Transcona, Man.) host a reception to celebrate veterans and to recognize Canadian employers with innovative veteran employment programs. This event will take place in Room 325, Wellington Building, 197 Sparks St., Parliament Hill. Contact Erin.OToole@parl.gc.ca.
Governor General Mary Simon will invest five Companions, 12 Officers and 32 Members into the Order of Canada during a ceremony at Rideau Hall. Call 343-573-7563.
Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion Minister Carla Qualtrough (Delta, B.C.) will highlight funding for the Canada Building Trades Union. This event will take place at LiUNA Local 527 Training Centre, 6 Corvus Court. Contact tara.beauport@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca.
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino (Eglinton-Lawrence, Ont.) will take part in a panel discussion on “Journalists and online hate: What to do when the battlefield is everywhere.” Other participants include Hill Times columnist Erica Ifill, Toronto Star Ottawa Bureau reporter Raisa Patel and The Narwhal’s Fatima Syed. This event will take place in Room 2220 Richcraft Hall, … Read more
Carleton University hosts a conversation with Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, national leader of Belarus and the head of the United Transitional cabinet of Belarus, who will discuss the democratic situation in Belarus following the 2020 presidential election, the significance of the Lukashenko regime’s support for the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and her insights into the role of women at the … Read more
Katherine Dong will hold a press conference to call on the Vietnamese and Chinese governments to confirm the whereabouts of her father Dong Guangping, a Chinese human rights defender who was arrested in August in Vietnam. Canada has accepted Dong as a refugee, but has been unable to convince Vietnam to allow him to travel to Canada. Dong’s family fears he has been … Read more
Families, Children and Social Development Minister Karina Gould (Burlington, Ont.), joined by Treasury Board President Mona Fortier (Ottawa-Vanier, Ont.), will announce the launch of an online questionnaire to seek feedback on a national school food policy. This event will be held at Carson Grove Elementary School, 1401 Matheson Rd. Contact mohammad.a.hussain@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca.
The Canadian Web3 Council invites Parliamentarians and staff for a breakfast information session on the basics of Web3 and digital assets. This event will take place in Room 430, Wellington Building, 180 Wellington St. Invitation only: rsvp@web3canada.ca.
The Progressive Contractors Association and Christian Labour Association of Canada invited MPs to a special evening in recognition of Indigenous Language Revitalization and the First Nations Education Foundation, a unique collaboration with First Nations communities to preserve and revitalize at-risk Indigenous languages. This event will take place Room 403, Wellington Building. Invitation only: info@mapleleafstrategies.com.
