In honour of Persons Day, Elevate International hosts the Elevate Women National Conference to advance women’s leadership and economic empowerment in Canada. This event will take place in the Sir John A Macdonald Building, 144 Wellington St. Details online.
Auditor General Karen Hogan will hold a press conference to discuss four performance audit reports and three special examination reports of Crown Corporations which were tabled this morning in the House of Commons. The reports include Report 5—Chronic Homelessness, Report 6—Arctic Waters Surveillance, Report 7—Cybersecurity of Personal Information in the Cloud, Report 8—Emergency Management in First Nations Communities—Indigenous Services Canada, and Special Examinations of Crown … Read more
The Senate committee on Agriculture and Forestry will hold a press conference to release its report on the impact of and response to the 2021 floods in British Columbia. Participants include committee chair CSG Senator Robert Black, deputy chair ISG Senator Paula Simons, and committee member ISG Senator Mobina Jaffer. This event will take place in Room 200, Sir John A Macdonald Building, 144 Wellington … Read more
The public are invited to the fun and frights of Rideau HALLoween. This year’s theme is creepy creatures, where animals of all kinds come out at sunset to torment those who try to leave the grounds of Rideau Hall. This event will take place at the Visitor Centre, Rideau Hall, 1 Sussex Dr. Call 343-573-7563.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will undertake his first official visit to Canada from Oct. 27-28. He will meet with Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.) to discuss the crisis in Haiti, the situation in Iran, the Arctic, the Indo-Pacific region and continued collaboration on holding Russia accountable for its illegal invasion of Ukraine. Details online.
Liberal MP Sameer Zuberi (Pierrefonds–Dollard, Que.), joined by leaders of the Uyghur Community in Canada, will hold a press conference ahead of the first debate on Motion 62, which seeks to create the first policy dedicated to resettling Uyghurs. It calls on to resettle, over two years starting in 2024, 10,000 Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims that have fled … Read more
Bloc Québécois MP Louise Chabot (Thérèse-De Blainville, Que.) will hold a press conference regarding employment insurance for seasonal workers. She will be joined by NDP MP Alexandre Boulerice (Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie, Que.), Hans Marotte, FTQ political advisor, Alyse Stuart, Food and Allied Workers Union, Michael Bizzarro, Autonomous and Solidarity Movement of the Unemployed, Fernand Thibodeau, New Brunswick A.S.T.S, and Guillaume Tremblay, … Read more
Sachia Mehra, a Winnipeg, Man.-based business owner, Liberal national board member, long-time party supporter and organizer, will share his plans for the National Board race at the 2023 National Liberal Biennial Convention. This event will take place at the Shaw Centre, 55 Colonel By Dr. Contact Elliott@sachitmehra.ca.
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.) will announce support for patient-oriented research in Ontario. He will be joined by Treasury Board President Mona Fortier (Ottawa-Vanier, Ont.). This event will take place at Critical Care Wing Atrium, the Ottawa Hospital, General Campus, 501 Smyth Rd. Call 613-957-0200.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development Arif Virani (Parkdale–High Park, Ont.) and Environmental Defence will host a breakfast event featuring U.S. environmental policy expert Judith Enck of Beyond Plastics to discuss Canada’s failing strategy to meet its Zero Plastic Waste goal. This event will take place in Room 410, Wellington … Read more
