Global Affairs Canada will co-host the closing event of the 50th anniversary of the signing of the agreement between Canada and Germany on science, technology cooperation. Representatives of the National Research Council of Canada and distinguished guests from Germany will be in attendance. This event will take place at the Lester B. Pearson Building, 125 Sussex … Read more
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Sean Fraser (Central Nova, N.S.); Yulia Kovaliv, Ukraine’s Ambassador to Canada; Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Andy Fillmore (Halifax, N.S.); John Hepburn, CEO of Mitacs; and Oleksandr Romanko, Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto and Ukrainian Catholic University will be present for the signing of … Read more
Governor General Mary Simon will receive the credentials of seven new heads of mission to Canada: Hector Igarza Cabrera, Ambassador-designate of the Republic of Cuba; Yuliia Kovaliv, Ambassador-designate of Ukraine; Carlos Alberto Patricio Játiva Naranjo, Ambassador-designate of the Republic of Ecuador; António Manuel Torres Domingues Leão Rocha, Ambassador-designate of the Portuguese Republic; Witold Mirosław Dzielski, … Read more
Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault will hold a press conference to answer questions about Elections Canada’s recommendations report from the 43rd and 44th general elections. This event will be held at Sir John A. Macdonald Building, 144 Wellington St. Contact media@elections.ca.
Minister of Seniors Kamal Khera (Brampton West, Ont.) will announce the launch of a new initiative, Age Well at Home, which will provide seniors with the supportive help they need to ensure that they can stay in their homes as they age. She will be accompanied by Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Queen’s Privy … Read more
Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault (Laurier-Sainte-Marie, Que.), joined by Liberal MP John Aldag (Cloverdale-Langley City, B.C.), will hold a press conferece following the tabling of new proposed legislation that gives Indigenous peoples a stronger voice and strengthens the protection and conservation of historic places in Canada. This event will take place at the House of Commons Foyer. … Read more
Conservative Shadow Minister for International Development Garnett Genuis (Sherwood Park-Fort Saskatchewan, Alta.) and Conservative Senator Leo Housakos will hold a press conference on the ongoing human rights violations in Xinjiang with Enes Kanter Freedom. This event will take place in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building, Parliament Hill. Call 613-292-2437.
Liberal MP Salma Zahid (Scarborough Centre, Ont.) will launch public consultations on her intention to introduce a private member’s bill in the House of Commons this fall that would enshrine in law the requirement for Canadian Security Intelligence Service and Department of Justice lawyers to exercise a “duty of candour” in their dealings with the courts with measures … Read more
The Macdonald-Laurier Insitute hosts a panel discussion on money laundering, transnational organized crime and national security based on the launch of Sam Cooper’s book, Wilful Blindness: How a criminal network of narcos, tycoons and Chinese Communist Party agents infiltrated the West. This event will take place at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, 323 Chapel St. Details online.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marie-France Lalonde (Orléans, Ont.) will announce support for internationally educated health professionals. She will be joined by Alex Munter, CEO and president, CHEO; and Dr. Chantal Beauvais, rector, Saint Paul University; among others. This event will take place at CHEO, 395 Smyth Rd. Contact aidan.strickland@cic.gc.ca.
