Minister of Diversity and Inclusion and Youth Bardish Chagger (Waterloo, Ont.) will answer questions from the media about the LGBTQ2 Community Capacity Fund Call for Proposals. This event will take place at 222 Somerset Street West, Suite 404. Call 819-934-1132.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.), Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs Chrystia Freeland (University-Rosedale, Ont.) and the First Ministers will meet with leaders of the Assembly of First Nations, the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, and the Métis National Council. This event will take place at the John G. Diefenbaker Building, 111 Sussex Dr. Call 613-957-5555.
Adeyinka O. Asekun, Nigeria’s High Commissioner to Canada, will speak on “Nigeria-Canada Relations: Opportunities for Deeper Collaboration,” part of Carleton University’s Ambassador Speaker Series. This event will take place at Carleton University, 608 & 617 Robertson Hall, 1125 Colonel By Dr. Call 613-520-2600. Details online.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade Rachel Bendayan (Outremont, Que.), Conservative International Trade critic Randy Hoback (Prince Albert, Sask.) and NDP Industry critic Brian Masse (Windsor West, Ont.) will take part in a wrap-up discussion at the “Canada’s State of Trade Conference” hosted by the Canadian Global Affairs … Read more
The University of Ottawa and the Canada School of the Public Service host the “Prime Ministers’ Series,” a daylong series of conversations offering exclusive insights from speakers who were close to the action. Former Liberal prime minister Jean Chrétien is the featured speaker. Other participants include former Chrétien cabinet ministers John P. Manley; Allan Rock; Pierre Pettigrew; Margaret Bloodworth, former National Security … Read more
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Bernadette Jordan (South Shore–St. Margaret’s, N.S.) and Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.) will announce measures to protect North Atlantic right whales for the 2020 season. This event will take place in the Foyer of the House of Commons, West Block, Parliament Hill. Call 343-550-9594.
Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan (St. John’s South–Mount Pearl, Nfld.) will deliver the opening keynote at the Canadian Nuclear Association’s annual conference. This event will take place at The Westin Hotel, 11 Colonel By Dr. Call 343-292-6837.
CANCELLED: The Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights will release its report on the status of Tibet under International Law. Chaired by former Liberal cabinet minister Irwin Cotler, speakers will include President-in-exile of Tibet Sikyong Dr. Lobsang Sangay; international law expert and former lawyer to the Dalai Lama Michael Van Walt; and founding president of … Read more
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) will hold a media availability after the NDP’s weekly caucus meeting in the Foyer of West Block. Call 613-222-2351.
Canada 2020 is hosting the 5th Annual Health Innovation Summit that will look at how advancements in technology and investments in innovation are improving health outcomes and reducing costs. Key partipants include Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade Mary Ng (Markham-Thornhill, Ont.); Elizabeth Toller, Executive Director, Regulatory Innovation, Health Canada; Dr. James Orbinski, Director of the Dahdeleh … Read more
