International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) will deliver remarks at a reception marking World AIDS Day and the Sixth Replenishment Conference of the Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria hosted by the ONE Campaign. She will be joined by Ambassdor of France to Canada Kareen Rispal and leading HIV/AIDS researcher Dr. Julio Montaner. This event … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health John Oliver (Oakville, Ont.) will deliver remarks at the World AIDS Day Aboriginal AIDS Awareness Week Parliamentary Breakfast. This event will take place at the Wellington Building, 180 Wellington St., Room 325. Call 613-957-0200.
Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Moncton–Riverview–Dieppe, N.B.) will announce funding for HIV at an event hosted by the Gay Men’s Sexual Health Alliance. This event will take place at the Imperial Building, MAX Ottawa, 251 Bank St., second floor. Call 613-957-0200.
The Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans will release a report on the challenges and opportunities facing Canada’s maritime search and rescue activities. Participants include Senator Fabian Manning, Chair of the committee; Senators Marc Gold and Jim Munson. This event will take place at National Press Theatre, 150 Wellington St. Call 613-614-1180.
Liberal MP Pam Damoff (Oakville North –Burlington, Ont.) will take part in a press conference regarding a Memorandum of Cooperation signed by Fertilizer Canada and the Paramedics Association of Canada concerning updating training programs to provide all emergency responders with training to safely deal with anhydrous ammonia. She will be joined by Garth Whyte, President and CEO of Fertilizer Canada, and … Read more
The David Suzuki Foundation, with legal representation from Ecojustice, will make an announcement regarding Saskatchewan and Ontario’s court reference cases concerning the federal price on carbon pollution. Speakers include Ian Bruce, Science and Policy Director, David Suzuki Foundation; and Joshua Ginsberg, Lawyer, Ecojustice. This event will take place at the Charles-Lynch Press Conference Room, Centre Block, Parliament Hill. … Read more
Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Moncton–Riverview–Dieppe, N.B.) and Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam are expected to speak at the 2018 Canadian Immunization Conference hosted by the Canadian Public Health Association; the Canadian Association for Immunization Research, Evaluation and Education; the Canadian Paediatric Society, and the Public Health Agency of Canada. Hundreds of delegates will share knowledge and … Read more
Representatives from Inuit development corporations across Inuit Nunangat will make an important announcement regarding Inuit unity and business development this week in Ottawa. The Inuvialuit Development Corporation, Kitikmeot Corporation, Sakku Investments Corporation, Qikiqtaaluk Corporation, Makivik Corporation and the Nunatsiavut Group of Companies are the development arms of their respective land claims organizations. This event will be … Read more
Governor General Julie Payette will present the 2018 Governor General’s Literary Awards during a ceremony at Rideau Hall. Call 613-993-2569.
The Aga Khan Foundation hosts David Beasley, Executive Director of the World Food Programme, in conversation with Alex Bugailiskis, Canada’s Ambassador to Italy and Permanent Representative to the Rome-based Agencies, to discuss effective interventions addressing hunger and conflict. This event will take place at the Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat, 199 Sussex Dr. Details online.
