Conservative Shadow Minister for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Jasraj Singh Hallan (Calgary Forest Lawn, Alta.) will hold a press conference to highlight the one-year anniversary of the special immigration program for Afghans coming into effect and the recent decision to wind it down. He will be joined by Afghan advocates. This event will be held in Room 125-B, … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister and to the President of the Treasury Board Greg Fergus (Hull—Aylmer, Que.), on behalf of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Sean Fraser (Central Nova, N.S.), and Citizenship Judge Rania Sfeir will welcome 25 of Canada’s newest citizens at special citizenship ceremony hosted by the Ottawa REDBLACKS. This event will take place at TD … Read more
Supporters in cities around the world, including Ottawa, will gather at Chinese Embassies and consulates to mark 23 years of violence, torture, death and hatred launched by the Chinese Communist Party against the practitioner of the spiritual discipline of Falun Gong. This event will be held at 515 St. Patrick St. Call 613-853-7494.
The Ukrainian Canadian community of Ottawa, along with other ethnocultural groups, will show their support for Ukraine and calling on the federal government to revoke a federal permit to allow the return of a sanctioned Nordstream 1 turbine to Russia via Germany. This event will take place on Parliament Hill. Details online.
The Network for Strategic Analysis hosts a colloquium, “Finding our Way Back: Defining a Coherent International Strategy for Canada.” A yet-to-be announced panel of experts and practitioners will discuss questions including: Where is Canada going? What should be its place on the international scene? How Canada should defend itself and how best to ensure its security? This event … Read more
Conservative Senator Salma Ataullahjan, chair of the Senate human rights committee, will release the committee’s report on forced and coerced sterilization. She will be joined by Independent Senators Yvonne Boyer and Michèle Audette (virtually). This event will take place in Room 200, Sir John A Macdonald Building, 144 Wellington St., Parliament Hill. Call 343-574-4950.
The Canadian Housing and Renewal Association hosts its “Housing on the Hill Day” featuring meetings between housing professionals and MPs to discuss issues in the social and non-profit housing sector. The agenda also features updates on key federal housing policies and programs delivered by senior government and political representatives, and an all-party political panel. This event will take place … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Queen’s Privy Council of Canada and Minister of Emergency Preparedness Yasir Naqvi (Ottawa Centre, Ont.), on behalf of Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities Dominic LeBlanc (Beauséjour, N.B.), and Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson will make a public infrastructure funding announcement. This event will be held at the Hintonburg Community … Read more
The Canadian Global Affairs Institute hosts its annual Defence Procurement Conference. This year’s theme is “Putting Canadian Defence Procurement on a War Footing.” This event will take place at Westin TwentyTwo, 11 Colonel By Dr. Details online.
NDP tax fairness and inequality critic Niki Ashton (Churchill-Keewatinook Aski, Man.) will call on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) and the Liberal government to take action to crack down on tax avoidance and for more tax fairness in Canada. She will be joined by Economist and lead researcher at Canadians for Tax Fairness, DT Cochrane … Read more
