Heritage and Multiculturalism Minister Pablo Rodriguez (Honoré-Mercier, Que.) will take part in the unveiling of the outdoor portrait exhibit “Standing Up, Standing Out: Selections from the National Portrait Collection of The Arquives”. This event will take place on Sparks Street, between O’Connor and Bank streets. Call 819-997-7788.
International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) and Liberal MP Randy Boissonnault (Edmonton Centre, Alta.), Special Advisor on LGBTQ2 issues, will make a funding announcement to advance LGBTQ2I human rights. This event will take place in Room 135B, West Block, Parliament Hill. Call 343-203-5977.
National Pride organizers from across Canada are meeting Parliamentarians and attending Canada’s largest ever Pride conference, Feb. 7-10. Pride Winnipeg, host of Canada Pride 2020, will be present to outline plans for Canada’s largest ever Pride celebration. Montréal Pride will also be present to announce their bid for WorldPride 2023. Participants include Davy Sabourin, Fierté Canada … Read more
Library and Archives Canada will host a preview of its newest exhibition Prime Ministers and the Arts: Creators, Collectors and Muses. The exhibition features published and archival items from across Library and Archives Canada’s collection. The material reveals the intriguing, informal, and often unexpected side of Canada’s prime ministers. Learn more about the artistic interests and … Read more
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti (LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, Que.) will speak at the Canadian Bar Association 2019 Annual Meeting. This event will be held at the Canada Room, National Arts Centre.
Carleton University’s Prof. Jennifer Ridgley of the Department of Geography will host the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences latest CU in the City talk Sanctuary Cities: Refuge, Citizenship and the Politics of Belonging. This event will be held at the Dominion-Chalmers United Church, 355 Cooper St. Call 613-520-2600 x 8718.
Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Moncton–Riverview–Dieppe, N.B.) and Minister of Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction Bill Blair (Scarborough-Southwest, Ont.) will each deliver remarks at the National Indigenous Cannabis and Hemp Conference. This event will be held at the Shaw Centre, 55 Colonel By Dr. Details online.
During a live appearance from space, Canadian Space Agency astronaut David Saint-Jacques will join Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister (Youth) and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction Peter Schiefke (Vaudreuil-Soulanges, Que.) and former CSA astronaut Dr. Robert Thirsk to launch a new exhibition on space and health at the Canada … Read more
Debi Daviau, President of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada, joined by members of PIPSC will be on Parliament Hill to meet with Canada’s Parliamentarians on issues of critical importance to the delivery of public services – restoring Canada’s public science capacity, reducing over-reliance on the outsourcing of government services, ensuring the integrity … Read more
George J. Furey, Speaker of the Senate, and Speaker of the House of Commons Geoff Regan (Halifax West, N.S.) will host a ceremony to mark the opening of the Room of Remembrance. Throughout the duration of the rehabilitation of the Parliament Building, this dedicated space in the new Visitor Welcome Centre will serve as the location … Read more
