HealthCareCAN hosts its “H on the Hill” advocacy day to meet with ministers, MPs, senators and senior officials to call for federal action to unlock the economic potential of the health and life sciences sector to support better health for Canadians. Call 613-241-8005 x 205.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Consular Affairs) Pamela Goldsmith-Jones (West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country, B.C.) and JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) co-host a breakfast reception to launch National Diabetes Awareness Month. Children aged six to 15 and a parent from across Canada will help inform and educate Parliamentarians about life with Type 1 diabetes. This … Read more
Government House Leader Bardish Chagger (Waterloo, Ont.) and Senator Marty Deacon will take part in the inaugural meeting of the Canada-India Track 1.5 Dialogue on Innovation, Growth, and Prosperity, a partnership between the Centre for International Governance Innovation and Gateway House, a foreign policy think tank in India. This invitation-only event will take place in Room 330, … Read more
The Hassan Diab Support Committee will hold a press conference to comment on the French Court of Appeal’s decision on Diab’s case. Participants will include Hassan Diab, his Canadian lawyer Don Bayne, and Alex Neve, Secretary General of Amnesty International, Canada. This event will take place in the Charles-Lynch Room, Centre Block, Parliament Hill. Call 613-355-2623.
Treasury Board President and Minister of Digital Government Scott Brison (Kings-Hants, N.S.) and Minister of Tourism, Official Languages and La Francophonie Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.) will hold a media availability to discuss the amendments to the Official Languages Regulations put forward to ensure federal services are delivered to Canadians in the official language of their choice. This … Read more
Following opening remarks and a family photo, International Trade Diversification Minister Jim Carr (Winnipeg South Centre, Man.) and ministers from 12 member economies of the World Trade Organization will hold meetings throughout the day. A press conference will follow at 4:45 p.m. All events will take place at the National Arts Centre, 1 Elgin St. Call 343-203-7700.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) will meet with Director-General of the World Trade Organization Roberto Azevêdo. This event will be held at Centre Block, Parliament Hill.
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains (Mississauga-Malton, Ont.), Canadian Space Agency astronaut David Saint-Jacques, and Bonnie Schmidt, founder and President of Let’s Talk Science, will launch a new science research project for Canadian students. The event will be part of Saint-Jacques’ last trip to Canada before launching to the International Space Station. This event will be held at … Read more
The 2018 Fall Reports of the Auditor General of Canada, Michael Ferguson, will be tabled in the House of Commons. Call 1-888-761-5953.
Members of the Ontario-Muskrat Solidarity Coalition will return to Parliament Hill to try to enter the House again. This event takes place the week after over a dozen Labrador Land Protectors were tried in a provincial court for their acts of land protection at the dam site, which, if it goes online in 2019, exponentially increases … Read more
