NDP Immigration critic Jenny Kwan (Vancouver East, B.C.) will join Somali refugee Nasro Adan Mohamed to present a petition with almost 13,000 signatures calling for a special permit to reunify Nasro with her three-year-old overseas daughter and husband. This event will take place outside the Prime Minister’s Office, corner of Wellington and Elgin Streets. Call 613-300-9536.
Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland (University-Rosedale, Ont.) is expected to provide an Economic Update in the House of Commons. Details online.
Parliamentarians will return to work in the House of Commons today, after a six-week winter break. The full sitting calendar is available online.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) will meet with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Then at 11:15 a.m., he will meet with the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami. In the afternoon, Singh will join Question Period at 2:00 p.m. In the evening, he will attend the Broadbent Institute’s Progress Gala at 7:00 p.m. Call 613-222-2351.
During private meetings, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) will speak by phone with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Contact media@pmo-cpm.gc.ca.
Dominion Carillonneur Dr. Andrea McCrady will perform a solemn recital on the Peace Tower Carillon to mark the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, honouring the victims of the 1989 École Polytechnique shooting and is known informally as White Ribbon Day. This event will take place on Parliament Hill. Call 613-995-7882.
Auditor General of Canada Karen Hogan will deliver four additional audits on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The reports are titled Report 12—Protecting Canada’s Food System, Report 13—Health and Safety of Agricultural Temporary Foreign Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Report 14—Regional Relief and Recovery Fund, and Report 15—Enforcement of Quarantine and COVID-19 Testing Orders – Public Health Agency of Canada. These reports … Read more
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil- Chambly, Que.) will hold a press conference regarding seniors. He will be joined by BQ seniors critic Andréanne Larouche (Shefford, Que.). This event will be held in Room 125-B, West Block. Call 613 402-3538.
This morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) will speak with the President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta. At 10:00 a.m., he will attend the National Caucus meeting. At 2:00 p.m., Trudeau will attend Question Period. Finally at 7:30 p.m., Trudeau will participate in a virtual candle lighting ceremony in celebration of Hanukkah, and deliver brief remarks.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) will hold a press conference following the party’s national caucus meeting. At 12:45 p.m., he will meet with Chiefs of the Tŝilhqot’in Nation. This evening, at 7:30 p.m., Singh will participate in the National Festival of Lights Event to celebrate Hanukkah. Call 613-222-2351.
