Minister of Middle Class Prosperity and Associate Minister of Finance Mona Fortier (Ottawa-Vanier, Ont.), Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister and to the President of the Treasury Board and Minister of Digital Government Greg Fergus (Hull—Aylmer, Que.) and Liberal MP Chandra Arya (Nepean, Ont.) will make an announcement on the Black Entrepreneurship Program National Ecosystem Fund. This event will take place … Read more
Minister of Middle Class Prosperity and Associate Minister of Finance Mona Fortier (Ottawa-Vanier, Ont.), on behalf of Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan (St. John’s South–Mount Pearl, Nfld.), alongside the Ottawa Community Housing Corporation, will make an announcement to support energy efficiency for affordable housing. Fortier will be joined by Mathieu Fleury, Councillor for Rideau–Vanier and Chair of the OCH … Read more
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) will hold a media availability to talk about how the NDP will continue to fight for Canadian families and the help they need as a fourth wave of COVID-19 looms on the horizon. New Democrats will continue to fight to deliver the supports Canadians need in this difficult … Read more
Elders and members of Kitigan-Zibi Anishinābeg and the Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation will reveal of the new name of the Ottawa Public Library – Library and Archives Canada Joint Facility and will share the story of the name and why it resonates for the facility. They will be joined by Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault (Laurier-Sainte-Marie, … Read more
350.org hosts the “Canada Is On Fire” day of action taking place at various MPs’ offices across the country. As politicians gear up for an early federal election, it’s up to us to bring the impacts of climate change front and centre leading up to their campaign trail. Ottawa will be bringing the heat to Infrastructure and … Read more
NDP MPs Mumilaaq Qaqqaq (Nunavut) and Charlie Angus (Timmins-James Bay, Ont.) will join local elders in a march on the Justice Department in support of a demand for an independent investigation into Canada’s residential “school” system led by a special prosecutor. This event will start at the Centennial Flame, Parliament Hill. Register online.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence Anita Vandenbeld (Ottawa West—Nepean, Ont.) will join Keung Ryong Chang, Korean Ambassador to Canada, in commemorating the 68th anniversary of the signing of the Korean War Armistice. This event will take place at the National War Memorial. Call 613-851-4250.
Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna (Ottawa-Centre, Ont.), Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board and Minister of Digital Government Greg Fergus (Hull—Aylmer, Que.), Jim Watson, Mayor of the City of Ottawa, and Maxime Pedneaud-Jobin, Mayor of the City of Gatineau, will make an infrastructure funding announcement. This event will be held at 3 Onigam St. Call 873-355-9576.
A protest rally will take place in front of the Chinese Embassy marking the Chinese Communist government’s 22 years of violent persecution and hatred targeting the spiritual faith of Falun Gong. Protesters condemn the crimes against humanity and call for an end to nationwide 22-year persecution and the release of Canadians and family members of Canadians jailed in China for their Falun Gong belief. … Read more
Heritage Ottawa hosts a walking tour, “The Parliamentary Precinct: An Archeologist’s Perspective.” Hugh Daechsel, principal and manager of Archaeological Services with LHC Heritage Planning and Archaeology, will focus on the history of the Parliamentary Precinct as revealed by the series of archaeological investigations over the past 25 years. Sites relating to the Barracks Hill occupation (1826-1857) and Upper Bytown … Read more
