On June 12-13, 2019, the Alliance for Healthier Communities in partnership with the Canadian Association of Community Health Centreswill co-host a national Community Health Connections conference. On Wednesday, Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Moncton–Riverview–Dieppe, N.B.) will take part in a discussion at 8:30 a.m. on the global implications of the United Nations’s Declaration of Astana on Primary Health … Read more
A new Léger survey commissioned by the Canadian Urban Transit Association will be released. The survey asked 2,851 Canadians in six major urban centres for their opinions on transit infrastructure investment in their communities. Marco D’Angelo, President & CEO of CUTA, will be available for questions after a brief presentation of key findings. This event will be held at … Read more
Governor General Julie Payette will inaugurate the Queen Elizabeth II Equestrian Monument in its new location, in front of Rideau Hall’s main gate on Sussex Dr. The ceremony will also include the RCMP Musical Ride and music performed by the Band of the Ceremonial Guard and the Spitfire Brass Quintet of the Canadian Armed Forces. Call 613-668-1929.
Secretary-General of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, Louise Mushikiwabo, will visit Canada. During the visit, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) and Mushikiwabo will discuss progress achieved since the Yerevan Summit on shared priorities, including advancing gender equality, defending human rights, and protecting and promoting the French language and francophone cultures. They will also discuss … Read more
Indigenous Services Minister Seamus O’Regan (St. John’s South–Mount Pearl, Nfld.) will join Clément Chartier, President of the Métis National Council, to sign a historic post-secondary education agreement with the Métis Nation. This event will take place in the West Block Upper Foyer (3rd Floor), Parliament Hill. Call 873-354-0987.
Minister Science and Sport Kirsty Duncan (Etobicoke North, Ont.) will deliver opening remarks at the Canadian Concussion Prevention Workshop, hosted by the Sport Information Resource Centre. This event will take place at the Canadian Museum of Nature, 240 McLeod St. Call 343-291-1696.
Elections Canada will holda technical briefing on changes under Bill C-76 to the Canada Elections Act and their impact on the 2019 federal election. Bill C-76 comes fully into force on June 13. This event will take place at National Press Theatre, 150 Wellington St. Call 1-877-877-9515.
The Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights and the International Coalition to Free the Kremlin’s Political Prisoners will launch a report on “The Kremlin’s Political Prisoners” identifing 16 individual architects of the Kremlin’s repression and calling for their targeted sanctioning under Magnitsky legislation. Speakers include Vladimir Kara-Murza, a Russian public intellectual and dissident; former Liberal Justice Minister Irwin Cotler, Chair of … Read more
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute hosts a panel discussion on “Russia-Proofing Your Election: Defending Against Disinformation and Cyber Threats.” Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and Minister of Democratic Institutions Arif Virani (Parkdale–High Park, Ont.) will explain the Canadian government’s plans. Panelists include Marcus Kolga, Senior Fellow, Macdonald-Laurier Institute; Allan Rock, Canadian commissioner of … Read more
The Group of 78 hosts its luncheon speaker series. Nicolas Moyer, President and CEO of the Canadian Council for International Cooperation, will provide “An Assessment of The Feminist International Assistance Policy Three Years In.” This event will take place at Palais Imperial Restaurant, 311- 313 Dalhousie St. Details online.
