Event Location: Ottawa

uOttawa’s Centre for International Policy Studies hosts a panel discussion on “Is Canada Still a Good International Citizen?,” the fourth in a series on foreign policy and the federal election. Participants include Gabrielle Bardall, CIPS Research Fellow and Advisor, International Foundation for Electoral Systems; Stephen Brown, School of Political Studies, University of Ottawa; and Aniket Bushan, head of the Canadian International Development … Read more

The Ottawa International Writers Festival hosts the launch of a new book, Truth Be Told, Former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada Beverley McLachlin, who offers an intimate and revealing look at her life, from her childhood in the Alberta foothills to her career on the Supreme Court, where she helped to shape the social … Read more

The Macdonald-Laurier Institute hosts a panel discussion,”Is Donald Trump coming for Canadians’ medicines?” Panelists include Ujjal Dosanjh, former federal Health Minister; Brian Ferguson, professor of Economics, Guelph University; Seema Nagpal, Vice President, Science and Policy, Diabetes Canada; and Joelle Walker, Vice President, Public Affairs, Canadian Pharmacists Association. This event will take place at the Rideau Club, … Read more

Incumbent Liberal Party candidate Catherine McKenna (Ottawa Centre, Ont.) will make an announcement concerning the Prince of Wales Bridge, at the western edge of Canadian War Museum grounds. Call 416-434-5487. 

Representatives from several Health agencies will hold a press conference to recommend specific urgent actions that can be taken by the federal government to address youth vaping. This event will take place in 135-B Press Conference Room in West Block, Parliament Hill. Call 613 600 5794. 

Chief Electoral Officer of Canada, Stéphane Perrault, and CIVIX President and Student Vote CEO, Taylor Gunn, will join grade five students at Connaught Public School in Ottawa to discuss the Student Vote program and the importance of early engagement in the democratic process. This event will take place at 1149 Gladstone Ave. Call 1-877-877-9515. 

Colleges and Institutes Canada will launch a national outreach campaign to invite candidates of all political stripes to visit their local postsecondary institution during this election campaign. This event will take place at the 135-B Press Conference Room, West Block, Parliament Hill. Call 613-746-2222 ext. 3131. 

Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault will hold a press conference to talk about Elections Canada’s services to electors for this election at the National Press Theatre, 150 Wellington Street. Call 1-877-877-9515. 

As Canada officially accedes to the Arms Trade Treaty in the midst of a federal election campaign, a panel of human rights and arms control advocates will discuss the ways in which Canadian export laws do not meet the full requirements of the treaty; explain how recent developments in the conflict in Yemen necessitates a review … Read more

Royal Canadian Air Force personnel, veterans and Royal Canadian Air Cadets will gather to remember Canadian and Allied sacrifices during the Battle of Britain. Weather permitting, the ceremony will feature a fly-past of vintage aircraft. Lieutenant-General Al Meinzinger, Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force, will be the reviewing officer at the parade. This event … Read more