Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) celebrates 30 years in Parliament today. An event will be taking place on Parliament Hill to recognize this momentous occasion. Details to follow.
On behalf of Minister Science and Sport Kirsty Duncan (Etobicoke North, Ont.), Liberal MP Mona Fortier (Ottawa–Vanier, Ont.) will announce major investments in the Canada Research Chairs Program. This event will take place at the University of Ottawa, Advanced Research Complex, 25 Templeton Ave. Call 343-291-4051.
Liberal MP John Aldag (Cloverdale-Langley City, B.C.) Chair of the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development, will discuss initiatives being considered and undertaken at the federal level, and their implications for our heritage, at a lecture hosted by Heritage Ottawa. This event will take place at Main Branch Auditorium, Ottawa Public Library, 120 Metcalfe St. Details online.
Recruiters from the Canadian Armed Forces, Canada Border Services Agency, Correctional Service Canada, Communications Security Establishment, Canadian Security Intelligence Service, Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada, Public Safety Canada and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police are looking for prospective new employees. This will take place at the Shaw Centre. Call 613-996-2353.
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains (Mississauga-Malton, Ont.) will attend a number of events in Ottawa before heading to Montréal. At 9:30 a.m., Bains will announce a significant investment through the government’s Strategic Innovation Fund at Ranovus. Then at 12:30 p.m., he will participate in the Aerospace Leadership Luncheon at the 2018 Canadian Aerospace Summit. Jim Bridenstine, … Read more
Carleton University hosts a lecture on “Bottom-up Change in a Top-down Government: Changing Policy and Law in Ethiopia” featuring Logan Cochrane, a Banting Fellow at Carleton University in Global and International Studies. This event will take place at 482 (Discovery Centre) MacOdrum Library, 1125 Colonel By Dr. Details online.
The Canada School of Public Service hosts an invitation-only briefing on diversifying Canadian trade relations. Edward Greenspon and Dr. Kevin Lynch will discuss the a Public Policy Forum report, Diversification not Dependence: A Made-in-Canada China Strategy, recommending a sectoral approach to increasing trade between Canada and China. Details online.
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley will deliver remarks on “The Alberta Energy Industry and an Energy Driven National Economy” at a luncheon event hosted by the Canadian Club at the Fairmont Chateau Laurier, 1 Rideau St. Details online. Then at 7 p.m. (local time), Notley will sit down in conversation with Maclean’s Paul Wells at the National … Read more
Finance Minister Bill Morneau (Toronto Centre, Ont.) will deliver remarks, one day after the release of the Fall Economic Statement, at a breakfast event hosted by the Economic Club of Canada at the Westin Hotel, 11 Colonel By Dr. Details online.
Governor General Julie Payette will receive the letters of credence of five new heads of mission: Ariunbold Yadmaa (Mongolia), Ahmed Mahmoud Abdelhalim Abu Zeid (Egypt), Madukande Asoka Kumara Girihagama (Sri Lanka), Dawda Docka Fadera (The Gambia) and Javlon Vakhabov (Uzbekistan). This event will take place at Rideau Hall, 1 Sussex Dr. Call 613-990-9324.
