Minister of Tourism, Official Languages and La Francophonie Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.) will deliver remarks at the Canadian Sport Tourism Alliance’s Sport Events Congress. This event will take place at the Westin Ottawa, 11 Colonel By Dr. Call 343-291-1777.
Indigenous leaders from the Aboriginal Equity Partners and the Indian Resource Council will hold a press conference to express dissatisfaction with proposed federal government legislation that will block opportunities for Indigenous economic self-determination, specifically the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act (Bill C-48) and the proposed Impact Assessment Act (Bill C-69). Speakers include (among others) Stephen Buffalo, President and CEO, Indian Resource … Read more
The Ontario-Muskrat Solidarity Coalition is organizing an Indigenous Rights bus tour of Ottawa to support NDP MP Romeo Saganash‘s (Abitibi–Baie-James–Nunavik–Eeyou, Que.) Bill C-262 to adopt and implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People. Bus tour participants will highlight the critical issue of free, prior, and informed consent at a dozen locations from Health Canada to the RCMP. Call 613-300-9536.
Senators Jane Cordy, Diane Bellemare, and Raymonde Gagné, Open Caucus co-chairs, are hosting a panel discussion on the International Day of La Francophonie together with the 50th anniversary of the Official Languages Act and the recent challenges faced by official language minority communities. Panelists Include: Dr. Stéphanie Chouinard, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Royal Military College (Kingston); Dr. Michael MacMillan, Professor, Mount Saint Vincent University; and Dr. Benoît Pelletier, Professor, University of … Read more
The Rohingya Human Rights Network, the Nobel Women’s Initiative, the University of Ottawa Human Rights Centre and Interpares will call on the Canadian government to live up to its international treaty obligations, and take decisive action to combat the still ongoing Rohingya genocide in Myanmar, and the virulent Islamophobia that is the source of the persecution … Read more
Canada’s unions will release a report on the impacts of Islamophobia in the workplace. CLC President Hassan Yussuff; Ihsaan Gardee, Executive Director of the National Council of Canadian Muslims; and Leila Nasr, NCCM Communications Coordinator, will discuss the report’s findings. This event will be held at the National Press Theatre, 150 Wellington St. Call 613-355-1962.
The Open Government Partnership Global Summit will take place from May 29-31. Confirmed speakers include Treasury Board President and Minister of Digital Government Joyce Murray (Vancouver Quadra, B.C.), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains (Mississauga-Malton, Ont.), Minister for International Development and Minister for Women and Gender Equality Maryam Monsef (Peterborough-Kawartha, Ont.), and Democratic Institutions … Read more
The Canadian Home Builders’ Association will issue its response to the 2019 federal budget. Kevin Lee, CEO of CHBA, will be available for media interviews in Room 035, West Block. Call 613-230-3060 x 241.
The 5th European Union Security and Defence Symposium will be held in Ottawa. This half-day session will address the emerging defence challenges on both sides of the Atlantic and examine how the EU and Canada can work more closely together. Senior leaders from the European Union Military Staff and the European Defence Agency will be among the featured … Read more
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett (Toronto-St. Paul’s, Ont.) and the band council of Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg will make an announcement. This event will be held at the Wellington Building, Room 425. Call 819-997-0002.
