Independent Senator Rosa Galvez will be the keynote speaker at the Ottawa Persons Day Breakfast 2019 hosted by LEAF (Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund). Other speakers include Professor Nathalie Chalifour, co-director of the Centre for Environmental Law and Global Sustainability; and Anna McIntosh, lawyer and member of Ecojustice’s Healthy Communities team. This event will take place at allsaints, 315 Chapel … Read more
Two members of the Up for Debate campaign, Jacqueline Hansen, gender rights campaigner at Amnesty International Canada, and Lauren Ravon, Director of Policy and Campaigns at Oxfam Canada, are calling on all federal party leaders to clearly articulate their commitments to address the rights of women, transgender, non-binary, and two-spirit people in Canada. This event will … Read more
Former RCMP officer Catherine Galliford and former Regina Police officer Heather Gray, who suffered years of workplace harassment and abuse by their male police counterparts, managers and senior executives will speak about the failure of the Trudeau government to deal with the serious and life-threatening issue of misogyny in policing in Canada. This event will take place … Read more
Green Party leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) will make an announcement about foreign affairs and security. She will be joined by Green Party candidate Angela Keller-Herzog (Ottawa Centre, Ont.) at 1018 Wellington St. West. Call 250-858-0507.
Independent Senator Kim Pate will celebrate the International Day of the Girl. Pate will be joined by a number of senators to discuss girls’ roles, experiences and futures as leaders, as part of Women Political Leaders’ international Girl2Leader campaign. This event will take place in the Room C-128, 2 Rideau St. Call 613-995-9220.
The Vimy Gala is a black-tie cocktail and dinner held annually since 1991 in Ottawa to honour Canada’s fallen heroes in the context of the Remembrance Day activities held across the country. This year’s Vimy Laureate is Richard B. Fadden, former National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister and CSIS Director. This event will take place at … Read more
Governor General Julie Payette will receive the symbolic first poppy of the 2019 National Poppy Campaign from Thomas Irvine, Dominion President of The Royal Canadian Legion. The ceremony will take place at Rideau Hall. Call 343-548-1784.
The Women’s Business Network hosts a panel discussion on “Women in Politics,” exploring why the representation of women in politics matters, and what can be done to engage more women in politics. Participants include Rachel Aiello, online politics producer at CTV News; Cherie Wong, non-partisan feminist; Progressive Conservative MPP Goldie Ghamari and Raylene Lang-Dion, activist and feminist. This event will … Read more
Octopus Books hosts the launch of a new biography of former chief justice Beverley McLachlin by Ian Greene and Peter McCormick who will discuss her life, career and legacy. This event will take place at Octopus Books, 116 Third Ave. Details online.
Frontier Duty Free Association Executive Director Barbara Barrett will release a policy paper outlining the need for the return of the Visitor Rebate Program to Canada. Canada is the only OECD country that still has HST on goods purchased by foreign visitors. This event will take place in Room 135-B, West Block, Parliament Hill. Call 613-233-8906.
