Following the NDP’s virtual caucus meeting, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) will hold a media availability to call on the government to reverse their decision to cut the Canada Recovery Benefit by $800 a month starting in July. This cut will hurt workers who still don’t have jobs to return to with pandemic lockdowns still … Read more
Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna (Ottawa-Centre, Ont.) will take part in an infrastructure event. She will be accompanied by Liberal MP David J. McGuinty (Ottawa South, Ont.). This event will take place at 1770 Heatherington Rd. Call 613-298-7386.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Marco Mendicino (Eglinton-Lawrence, Ont.) and Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller (Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Sœurs, Que.) will make an announcement related to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Call to Action 17. This event will take place in Room 200, Sir John A. Macdonald Building, 144 Wellington St. Call 613-954-1064.
Chief Justice of Canada Richard Wagner will hold a news conference to update Canadians on the work of the Supreme Court and answer questions from journalists. This event will take place in Sir John A. Macdonald Building, 200-144 Wellington St. Call 343-996-1247.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) will hold a media availability ahead of the vote on the NDP’s Opposition Day Motion calling on the Liberal government to take concrete actions for genuine reconciliation with Indigenous people. This event will take place in Room 125-B, West Block, Parliament Hill. Call 613-222-2351.
Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller (Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Sœurs, Que.), Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett (Toronto-St. Paul’s, Ont.), Valerie Gideon, Associate Deputy Minister of Indigenous Services Canada, and Dr. Tom Wong, Chief Medical Officer of Public Health, will hold a news conference to provide an update on coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Details online. Call 873-355-6139.
NDP MP Brian Masse (Windsor West, Ont.) will hold a press conference to discuss the CRTC’s move to reverse their decision to drop wholesale internet rates. This decision will have a direct and negative impact on Canadians, causing already high internet prices to skyrocket. This event will be held in Room 125-B, West Block. Call 613-222-2351.
Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard will submit a special report to Parliament on an investigation into systemic issues affecting the processing of access to information requests by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. A media availability will follow. Call 613-294-2032.
Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller (Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Sœurs, Que.), Valerie Gideon, Associate Deputy Minister of Indigenous Services Canada, and Dr. Tom Wong, Chief Medical Officer of Public Health, will hold a news conference to provide an update on coronavirus disease (COVID-19). This event will be held in Room 200, Sir John A. Macdonald Building, 144 Wellington St. Details online.
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil- Chambly, Que.) will hold a press conference regarding the official and common language of Quebec (Bill 96). This event will be held in room 125B of the West Block. Call 613-402-3538.
