Qualtrough and Gould to announce new investments in accessible Early Learning and Child Care

Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion Minister Carla Qualtrough (Delta, B.C.) and Families, Children and Social Development Minister Karina Gould (Burlington, Ont.) will announce funding to make early learning and child care centres across Canada more accessible. This event will be held at Le CAP – Centre d’appui et de prévention, 801 Aviation Pkwy. Contact tara.beauport@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca.

NDP to hold press conference

NDP veterans affairs and seniors critic Rachel Blaney (North Island-Powell River, B.C.) and MP Peter Julian (New Westminster – Burnaby, B.C.) will be joined by RCMP veterans to discuss eliminating the “marriage after 60 clause” also known as the “gold-digger clause” which makes spouses of veterans who get married after the age of 60 ineligible to receive … Read more

Conservative MP to hold press conference

Conservative MP Dan Mazier (Dauphin-Swan River-Neepawa, Man.) will hold a press conference to provide brief remarks on his Private Member’s Bill. This event will take place in Room 125-B, West Block, Parliament Hill. Call 204-621-7461.

NDP to hold press conference

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) and MP Lori Idlout (Nunavut) will meet with elders and staff from Nunavut at Larga Baffin about the lack of long term care services in the territory. At 1 p.m. (local time), Singh and Idlout will hold a press conference to urge the government to ensure that people in Nunavut can access the … Read more

Ministers Champagne and Lametti to make an announcement

Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne (Saint-Maurice–Champlain, Que.) and Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti (LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, Que.) will hold a press conference on proposed legislation that includes a new privacy regime to increase transparency and give Canadians more control over their data and new rules to help ensure the responsible use of AI. This event will … Read more

MPs Perron and Lehoux to take part in press conference

Bloc Québécois MP Yves Perron (Berthier–Maskinongé, Que.) and Conservative MP Richard Lehoux (Beauce, Que.) will join the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association’s representatives from Quebec at a press conference to express concerns with Health Canada’s proposed front-of-pack regulations that will put a warning label on ground beef. This event will take place in Room 125 B, West Block, Parliament Hill. Call 403-451-0931.

Minister Jaczek to make an announcement

Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario Helena Jaczek (Markham-Stouffville, Ont.) will announce support for Ottawa Bluesfest and tourism in Ottawa. This event will take place at the Canadian War Museum, 1 Vimy Place. Call 343-552-2375.

Joly to welcome representatives of the Kingdom of Denmark to Canada

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.) will host Jeppe Kofod, the Kingdom of Denmark’s Minister of Foreign Affairs; Múte B. Egede, Greenland’s Prime Minister; and Vivian Motzfeldt, Greenland’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Business and Trade, in Ottawa. Details online. Contact Adrien.Blanchard@international.gc.ca.