NDP MP Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre, Man.) and ISG Senator Kim Pate will take part in a press conference hosted by the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples to demand Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti (LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, Que.) quash the murder convictions of sisters Odelia and Nerissa Quewezance. They will be joined by Odelia Quewezance, CAP National Vice Chief Kim Beaudin, … Read more
The Canadian Travel and Tourism Roundtable will hold a press conference, calling on the federal government to promote a responsible reboot of the travel and tourism industry during Canada’s Tourism Week. This event will take place at the Shaw Centre, 55 Colonel By Dr. Contact connor.whitworth@teneo.com.
MPs and Senators are joining together to hold the government to account on their repeated commitments for a Canada Disability Benefit, which has the potential to lift as many as 1.5 million Canadians out of poverty. The joint call comes in the middle of National AccessAbility Week, a time to celebrate the contributions of Canadians with … Read more
CANSEC, Canada’s largest global defence and security trade show will take place in Ottawa from June 1-2. National Defence Minister Anita Anand (Oakville, Ont.) will deliver remarks Wednesday morning. Minister of Public Services and Procurement Filomena Tassi (Hamilton West-Ancaster-Dundas, Ont.) will deliver remarks on Thursday. Details online.
Hundreds are expected to protest the opening of North America’s largest weapons and “defense industry” convention, where 12,000 attendees are gathering. The protest will condemn war profiteering, highlighting that arms manufacturers have raked in record profits from the same conflicts around the world which have brought misery to millions this year. This event will be … Read more
Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth Marci Ien (Toronto Centre, Ont.) will deliver remarks during the raising of the Pride flag on Parliament Hill, alongside MPs. Pride Season takes place from June to August, and the raising of the flag on Parliament Hill at the beginning of the Season is a reminder that discrimination … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources and to the Minister of Northern Affairs Yvonne Jones (Labrador, N.L.) will make a clean energy announcement during the Indigenous Clean Energy Gathering. This event will be held at the Fairmont Château Laurier Hotel, 1 Rideau St. Call 343-292-6100.
Liberal MP MP Pam Damoff (Oakville North-Burlington, Ont.), NDP MP Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre, Man.), Bloc Québécois MP Andréanne Larouche (Shefford, Que.), Green Party Parliamentary Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.), Senator Marilou McPhedran and Action Canada will host Reclaiming Spaces: In Celebration of Vulvas and Vaginas, an event dedicated to reclaiming space: in health research, politics, policy making, at the doctor’s office, to celebrate the power of vulvas and vaginas. This event will be held in Room 330, Wellington Building. Call 613-992-1338.
Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez (Honoré-Mercier, Que.) will unveil the programming for Canada Day celebrations in Canada’s Capital Region. This event will take place at the main entrance of the Canadian War Museum, 1 Vimy Place. Contact laura.scaffidi@pch.gc.ca.
Scott McDonald, chair of the Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada, will launch HRAI’s climate action statement, committing the HVACR industry to taking action on climate change. This event will take place in Room 125-B, West Block, Parliament Hill. Contact 800-267-2231 x 254.
