The Canadian Consumer Specialty Products Association invites all MPs, senators, and staff to their annual Government Breakfast Reception.This event will take place at the Ottawa Marriott, 100 Kent St. RSVP hitchinsn@ccspa.org.
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport North America will hold its annual Spring Transport Outlook Conference on the theme “Capacity Challenges and Solutions Facing Canada’s Airports, Ports, Railways, and their Supply Chains.” Speakers include Michael Keenan, Deputy Minister, Transport Canada; Gary Fast, Freight Management Association of Canada chair and vice-president of transportation, Canadian Tire Corporation; and Tim McMillan, president and … Read more
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) will make a funding announcement in support of 4-H Canada’s national youth programs. This event will take place in Room 325, Wellington Building,180 Wellington St. Call 613-404-1168.
Big Brothers and Big Sisters Canada will meet with members of Parliament, senators and staff on May 6-7 to advocate for investments in youth mentoring. Contact kproulx@tsa.ca.
NDP MPs Charlie Angus (Timmins–James Bay, Ont.) and Don Davies (Vancouver Kingsway, B.C.), as well as suicide prevention expert Jack Hicks, will discuss M-174, which calls for the creation of a national suicide prevention action plan, and call for all-party support ahead of its second hour of debate on May 2. This event will take place … Read more
As part of her state visit to Canada from May 12-17, President of Croatia Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović and her husband Jakov Kitarović will be officially welcomed by Governor General Julie Payette. At 1 p.m. (local time), Grabar-Kitarović will visit Parliament Hill. At 6:30 p.m., Payette will host a state dinner in honour of the president. These events will take place at … Read more
Independent Senator Marilou McPhedran will hold a press conference calling on the government to invoke the Genocide Convention against Myanmar for the ongoing genocide against the Rohingya people, and to pursue this matter before the International Court of Justice. She will be joined by Fareed Khan, Director of Advocacy and Media Relations Rohingya Human Rights Network; Kyle … Read more
International Trade Diversification Minister Jim Carr (Winnipeg South Centre, Man.) and Mairead Lavery, President and CEO of Export Development Canada, will unveil a new 50 million-dollar Women in Trade Investments Program. This event will take place in the West Block foyer, Parliament Hill. Call 343-203-7332.
Conservative Shadow Minister for Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Michelle Rempel (Calgary Nose Hill, Alta.) and Conservative Shadow Minister for Public Safety, Border Security, and Emergency Preparedness Pierre Paul-Hus (Charlesbourg–Haute-Saint-Charles, Que.) will hold a media availability on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s (Papineau, Que.) mismanagement of the immigration file. This event will be held at the National Press Theatre, 150 Wellington St. … Read more
Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.) will hold a photo opportunity to mark the coming into effect of the Incentive for Zero-Emission Vehicles Program. This event will be held at the West Block parking lot. Call 613-991-0700.
