Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Ahmed Hussen (York South-Weston, Ont.), Gillian Hewitt Smith, executive director and CEO of the Institute for Canadian Citizenship, and VIA Rail will host a special citizenship ceremony welcoming 40 new citizens. The day begins with roundtable discussions on what it means to be Canadian. The event will be held at th Ottawa Train … Read more
Conservative Shadow Minister for Justice Tony Clement (Parry Sound–Muskoka, Ont.) and Shadow Minister for Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Pierre Paul-Hus (Charlesbourg–Haute-Saint-Charles, Que.) will hold a media availability to discuss how the government’s justice legislation fails victims of crime. This event will take place at House of Commons Foyer, Centre Block, Parliament Hill. Call 613-944-7740.
Veterans Affairs Minister Seamus O’Regan (St. John’s South–Mount Pearl, Nfld.) will attend the unveiling of a new stamp and the launch of the Bells of Peace initiative across Canada in honour of the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Armistice, which ended the First World War. He will be joined by Jay Davis, Vice-President of Engineering, Canada Post; Thomas D. … Read more
Liberal MP Vance Badawey (Niagara Centre, Ont.) will host the launch of the Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada Teaching Guides. He will be joined by Heritage and Multiculturalism Minister Pablo Rodriguez (Honoré-Mercier, Que.), Metis Nation National Council President Clément Chartier, Royal Canadian Geographic Society Chief Executive Officer John Geiger, and Director of the National Centre for … Read more
Mexico’s foreign secretary-designate Marcelo Ebrard and a delegation of six fellow secretaries-designate will be in Ottawa to hold meetings with Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland (University-Rosedale, Ont.), International Trade Diversification Minister Jim Carr (Winnipeg South Centre, Man.), and Liberal MP Bob Nault (Kenora, Ont.), President of ParlAmericas. A press conference will take place at 1 p.m. (local time), featuring Freeland, Carr, Ebrard and Graciela Marquéz, … Read more
The Royal Commonwealth Society re-launches its ‘Commonwealth Conversations’ series featuring Susan le Jeune d’Allegeershecque, British High Commissioner to Canada. In addition, Christopher MacLennan, Assistant Deputy Minister, Global Issues and Development, Global Affairs Canada, will offer Canadian perspectives on recent Commonwealth developments. This event will take place at NDHQ Warrant Officers’ and Sergeants’ Mess, 4 Queen Elizabeth Dr. Details … Read more
Carleton University hosts a public lecture on “Energy Transition in the European Union: Central and Eastern European Perspectives” featuring Dr. Matúš Mišík, Department of Political Science, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia. This event will take place at 482 Discovery Centre, 4th Floor MacOdrum Library, 1125 Colonel By Dr. Details online.
Governor General Julie Payette will receive the symbolic first poppy of the 2018 National Poppy Campaign. This event will take place at the Sacred Place, Beechwood National Memorial Centre, 280 Beechwood Ave. Call 613-993-2569.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada will release Watchlist 2018, identifying key safety issues that need to be addressed by regulators and industry to make Canada’s transportation system safer. TSB Chair Kathy Fox and other board members will answer questions. This event will take place at the National Press Theatre, 150 Wellington St. Call 819-994-8053.
The Canadian Global Affairs Institute hosts a conference on “Measuring the Big Bang: Evaluating the Implementation of Strong, Secure, Engaged” exploring how the implementation of the Trudeau defence policy’s ambitious procurement plan is faring. Participants include Bill Matthews, Senior Associate Deputy Minister, National Defence; Michael Vandergrift, Associate Deputy Minister, Public Services and Procurement Canada; and Larry Murray, Chair, Independent Review Panel … Read more
