Carleton University will announce the recipient of the R. James Travers Foreign Corresponding Fellowship, an annual $25,000 award. This event will take place in Room 256-S of Centre Block, Parliament Hill. Call 613-520-2600 x 8718.
National Defence Minister Harjit S. Sajjan (Vancouver South, B.C.) and United States Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis will co-host a meeting of the top 13 military contributing nations to the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS. This meeting will follow up on the previous discussions in Brussels in June and focus on the Coalition’s efforts to ensure … Read more
ArcticNet’s 2018 Annual Scientific Meeting will take place from December 10-14. This multi-disciplinary conference will focuses on the challenges and opportunities arising from climate change and modernization in the North. Over 1,000 of the top Arctic and Northern research experts will attend panel discussions and sessions at the five-day conference, including: ‘Women in Northern Science,’ moderated … Read more
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett (Toronto-St. Paul’s, Ont.) and Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler will participate in a special ceremony to highlight the signing of an education Agreement-in-Principle, a key step with the participating First Nations of Nishnawbe Aski Nation, on the path to restoring their education jurisdiction. This event will be held at Fairmont Château Laurier, 1 Rideau St. Call 819-997-0002.
National Defence Minister Harjit S. Sajjan (Vancouver South, B.C.) and Lieutenant-General Chuck Lamarre, will address provincial and territorial leaders at the Seamless Canada reception dinner. This event will be held at the Fairmont Château Laurier, 1 Rideau St. Call 613-901-8853.
Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott (Markham-Stouffville, Ont.) will provide remarks at the Assembly of First Nations Special Chiefs Assembly. This event will be held at the Westin Hotel, 11 Colonel By Dr. Call 819-934-2796.
Heritage and Multiculturalism Minister Pablo Rodriguez (Honoré-Mercier, Que.) will deliver remarks at the Christmas Lights Across Canada illumination ceremony. The annual ceremony will feature a musical performance by Ariane Moffatt, an artistic performance by Josée Bourgeois, a pyrotechnics show and the projection of the Magical Winter Lightscapes show. This event will be held on Parliament Hill. Call 819-997-7788.
The Quebec-New Brunswick Coalition for Seasonal Workers will host a press conference on Parliament Hill. Along with members of the coalition, Conservative MP Sylvie Boucher (Beauport-Côte-de-Beaupré-Île d’Orléans-Charlevoix, Que.), Bloc Québécois MP Marilène Gill (Manicouagan, Que.), NDP MP Niki Ashton (Churchill-Keewatinook Aski, Man.) will speak and be available to answer questions from the media. This event will be held in Centre … Read more
Fisheries and Oceans Canada and Transport Canada will hold a phone-in media availability about the recent peer-review meeting on North Atlantic right whales. DFO and TC officials will be available to answer questions on the latest knowledge on the North Atlantic right whales distribution in Canadian waters. Call 343-548-7863.
Green Party leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) will comment on the falll 2018 parliamentary session and on the upcoming COP24 climate conference. May will detail what she has accomplished over the last 4 months and on her objectives in attending the climate talks in Poland. This event will be held in the Charles Lynch Room. Call 613-562-4916 … Read more
