Event Location: Ottawa

Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Jonathan Wilkinson (North Vancouver, B.C.), along with Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.) and Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna (Ottawa-Centre, Ont.), will participate in Canadian Coast Guard water simulations on the Ottawa River. The exercises are in recognition of the second anniversary of the Oceans Protection Plan that … Read more

Senators Jane Cordy, Diane Bellemare, and Raymonde Saint-Germain, Open Caucus co-chairs, are hosting a panel discussion to ask experts: in light of National Child’s Day on November 20th, what measures can be taken to improve and protect child wellbeing in Canada? Panelists Include: Dr. Cindy Blackstock, Executive Director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada;  Dr. Amy Metcalfe, Assistant … Read more

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Ahmed Hussen (York South-Weston, Ont.), Minister of Tourism, Official Languages and La Francophonie Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.), and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Matt DeCourcey (Fredericton, N.B.) will attend an event in celebration of the Francophone Immigration Week 2018. This event will be held at La Cité, 801 Aviation … Read more

Join the Canadian Credit Union Association as we engage Canada’s parliamentarians, sharing a SuzyQ doughnut and explaining how Canada’s credit unions are ‘putting the dough in the doughnut’. This event will be held at the corner of Bank & Wellington streets. Call 613-293-7474.

Families, Children and Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.) will make an important Government of Canada announcement. This event will be held at the Parkdale Food Centre, 2-30 Rosemount Ave. Call 819-994-5559.

Green Party leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) and Concerned Citizens of Renfrew County and Area will hold a press conference to explain the dangers for Canada’s northern and remote communities regarding the federal government’s plans to use nuclear energy to tackle climate change. This event will be held in the Charles Lynch Press. Call 613-234-0578.

The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs will be attending the Government of Canada’s formal apology over the fate of the MS St. Louis and its passengers, alongside representatives from the Canadian Jewish Holocaust Survivors and Descendants, a CIJA affiliate. Details to follow.

Diabetes Canada will release its national Ipsos Public Affairs survey results and meet with Parliamentarians with a coalition of diabetes organizations, health experts, researchers, Indigenous groups and patient advocates to call for action by all levels of government to address the country’s diabetes epidemic. Recommendations for action by government will be shared. Participants include Liberal MP … Read more

Veterans Affairs Minister Seamus O’Regan (St. John’s South–Mount Pearl, Nfld.), Jim Watson, mayor of Ottawa, and Glenn Ogden, Acting Director at the Canadian War Museum, will host the annual Candlelight Tribute to honour our country’s fallen heroes and Veterans, and pass the torch of remembrance from Veterans to youth. This event will be held at 1 Vimy Pl. Call 613-992-7468.

Veterans Affairs Canada invites you to a new commemorative exhibit—The Edge of Peace. The exhibit consists of several luminous spheres that form a “moonGARDEN”. A 14-minute story reflecting on the price of freedom and fragility of peace is projected in the spheres. Visitors, and Canadians across the country, can virtually participate by texting remembrance messages to … Read more