Governor General Julie Payette will preside over an Order of Military Merit investiture ceremony, bestowing the honour on two Commanders, eight Officers and 32 Members. This event will take place at Rideau Hall, 1 Sussex Dr. Call 343-548-1784.
The Disability Advisory Committee will release its first annual report, Enabling access to disability tax measures, which includes recommendations to help guide the Canada Revenue Agency and the Government of Canada in their efforts to better support Canadians living with disabilities. This event will take place at the National Press Theatre, National Press Building, 501-150 Wellington St. … Read more
Minister of Public Services and Procurement and Accessibility Carla Qualtrough (Delta, B.C.) will deliver remarks at CANSEC, the annual global defence and security trade show at the EY Centre, 4899 Uplands Dr. Then in Westmount, Que., at 1:15 p.m. (local time), Qualtrough will announce how the Government of Canada is helping to create opportunities for participation in … Read more
National Defence Minister Harjit S. Sajjan (Vancouver South, B.C.) will deliver remarks at CANSEC, the annual global defence and security trade show, hosted by the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries from May 29-30. At 11:30 a.m., Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains (Mississauga-Malton, Ont.) will deliver the keynote luncheon address. This event will take place at … Read more
This is it. The House is sitting from now until June 21, the final four weeks before it adjourns and Parliament is later dissolved for the October 2019 election. The sitting calendar is available online.
On behalf of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains (Mississauga-Malton, Ont.), Liberal MP Mona Fortier (Ottawa Vanier, Ont.) will announce support for Francophone entrepreneurs in Ottawa. This event will take place at Collège La Cité, Pavilion Excentricité, 801 Aviation Parkway. Call 416-954-6652.
Liberal MP Mona Fortier (Ottawa–Vanier, Ont.) will announce important NSERC Discovery Grants funding, as well as important funding received through the Climate Action Fund. The announcement will be made in Ottawa on behalf of the Government of Canada. This event will be held at Desmarais Hall, 55 Laurier Ave. E. Call 613-795-6637.
The Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food will hold a press conference following the presentation of the Committee’s report to the House on the study of mental health challenges that Canadian farmers, ranchers, and producers face. This event will be held in Room 135-B, West Block.
The Department of National Defence and Statistics Canada will hold a news conference to address the findings in the 2018 Statistics Canada Survey on Sexual Misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces. This event will take place at Brigadier Malone Conference Room (formerly Conference Room D), 2 North Tower, National Defence Headquarters, 101 Colonel By Dr. Call 613-996-2353.
The Department of National Defence and Canadian Armed Forces will celebrate Indigenous Awareness Week with an event on the theme “We are all treaty people / Honouring all my relations because intersectionality matters.” Speakers include Independent Senator Yvonnne Boyer, Lt.-Gen. Jean-Marc Lanthier, Commander, Canadian Army and Defence Team Champion for Indigenous Peoples; and actor and producer Jennifer Podemski. … Read more
