NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) will speak in the House of Commons to address the convoy crisis. He will talk about how this crisis has negatively impacted communities, workers and neighborhoods and the need to end it. At 2:00 p.m/, he will attend Question Period. Call 613-222-2351.
Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland (University-Rosedale, Ont.), joined by Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino (Eglinton-Lawrence, Ont.) and President of the Queen’s Privy Council and Minister of Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair (Scarborough-Southwest, Ont.), will hold a press conference. At 2:00 p.m., she will attend Question Period. Contact: Adrienne.Vaupshas@fin.gc.ca.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) will deliver an address in the House of Commons on the implementation of the Emergencies Act. Later in the day, he will chair a meeting of the Incident Response Group on the ongoing illegal blockades. Contact: media@pmo-cpm.gc.ca.
Dominion Carillonneur Dr. Andrea McCrady will perform a recital before the temporary closing of the Peace Tower and its carillon as part of the rehabilitation of the Parliament Building. This event will take place on Parliament Hill and via the live audio stream. Call 613-995-7882.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Sean Fraser (Central Nova, N.S.) will be available to media following the tabling of the Annual Report to Parliament on Immigration in the House of Commons, including the 2022-2024 Immigration Levels Plan. This event will take place in Room 200, Sir John A. Macdonald Building, 144 Wellington St. Contact Aidan.Strickland@cic.gc.ca.
Dominion Carillonneur Dr. Andrea McCrady will play a series of extended noontime recitals to celebrate the Carillon from Feb. 14-18. These recitals can be heard on site or by tuning in to the live audio stream.
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil- Chambly, Que.), joined by BQ MP Martin Champoux (Drummond, Que.), will hold a press conference in Room 125-B, West Block. Call 613-402-3538.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) will speak with the Prime Minister of Norway, Jonas Gahr Støre. At 11:00 a.m., he will join Liberal MP Churence Rogers (Bonavista-Burin-Trinity, N.L.) to virtually meet with Grade 9 and Grade 12 students from Smallwood Academy in Gambo, N.L. Contact: media@pmo-cpm.gc.ca.
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil- Chambly, Que.) will hold a media scrum outside the west entrance of the West Block, regarding the headquarters in the Ottawa parliamentary precinct. Call 613-402-3538.
Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland (University-Rosedale, Ont.) will host a virtual roundtable with the Green Budget Coalition as part of the government’s pre-budget consultations. At 3:30 p.m., she will meet virtually with the National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations as part of the government’s pre-budget consultations. Contact: Adrienne.Vaupshas@fin.gc.ca.
