Equal Voice hosts a reception, “From Votes to Victory”, symbolically marking one year out from the next federal election. This event will provide practical advice for women who want to run or want to assist other women to run for political office. We will launch various election tools, hear from speakers, and premier the “Dear Candidate … Read more
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) will meet with artists Tegan and Sara to mark the founding day of their Tegan and Sara Foundation, advocating for LGBTQ women and girls.
The Centre for International Governance Innovation and Gateway House: Indian Council on Global Relations will convene Canada and India government officials, experts and other distinguished guests for the Canada-India Track 1.5 Dialogue on Innovation, Growth and Prosperity. Participants include: Manjeet Kripalani, co-founder and executive director of Gateway House: India Council on Global Relations and former India … Read more
Green Party leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) and David Kilgour will be holding a press conference to call on the Government of Canada to urgently intervene in the case of Dr. Elena Musikhina. She and her husband now face death or imprisonment under harsh conditions if they return to Russia. Their claim for asylum to Canada … Read more
National Defence Minister Harjit S. Sajjan (Vancouver South, B.C.) is expected to deliver a keynote address at the “Lets Start at Chapter One” workshop hosted by the Conference of Defence Associations. This event will take place at KPMG Ottawa Offices, 150 Elgin St., Suite 1800. Details online.
NDP Critic for Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Jenny Kwan (Vancouver-East, B.C.) and Green Party leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) will join female Yazidi refugees and representatives from the Women Refugees Advocacy Project for a press conference calling on the government to follow through on promise for trauma recovery programs for Yazidi women. This event will take place at the … Read more
Human rights and arms control advocates will hold a press conference calling for urgent federal government action on the Saudi LAV deal and Bill C-47. Participants include Anne Duhamel, Policy Director, Oxfam-Québec; Ken Epps, former senior program officer, Project Ploughshares; Peggy Mason, President, Rideau Institute; and Alex Neve, Secretary General, Amnesty International Canada. This event will take place at Charles … Read more
The Correctional Investigator of Canada, Dr. Ivan Zinger, will hold a news conference to discuss issues in his 2017-18 Annual Report. This event will take place at the National Press Theatre, 150 Wellington St. Call 613-990-2690.
The Carleton University Commonwealth Student Association hosts a mock Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. This year’s topic is gender-based violence and its impact on women’s economic development in the community. This conference is essentially a forum where post-secondary students in the National Capital Region are able to represent a Commonwealth country and come together to discuss, debate, … Read more
The Sixth Estate presents its Before the Bell series on “Artificial Intelligence: Real Implications.” Journalist Catherine Clark hosts David Akin, chief political correspondent with Global News, as they discuss the public policy, ethical and implementation questions surrounding AI. This event will take place at the National Arts Centre, 1 Elgin St. Details online.
