The Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne (FCFA) du Canada will hold a press conference to voice its concern and expectations toward the federal government, namely regarding official languages policy and upcoming budget cuts. This event will be held in Room 135-B, West Block. Contact squinty@fcfa.ca.
The Deputy Executive Legal Officer of the Supreme Court of Canada will provide a briefing on the appeals to be heard during the Court’s Fall 2025 session. Contact Sonia.Vijendran@scc-csc.ca.
The Canadian Cancer Society will release the results of an online petition campaign to lower the cost of cancer care in Canada. A recent report released by the Canadian Cancer Society found that cancer costs the average patient nearly $33,000 in their lifetime. The petition calls for pan-Canadian solutions to lower this cost. CCS will be joined … Read more
Migrant workers and civil society organizations will lead a press conference on Parliament Hill responding to the growing political calls to cancel or overhaul the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP). Speakers, including those with lived experience in the program, will emphasize the urgent need for a human rights-based approach to migrant labour that protects workers’ … Read more
The Canadian Youth Climate Assembly participants will present their recommendations to MPs and Senators, including Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) and the Speaker of the Senate, in the Senate Chamber. The Canadian Youth Climate Assembly is led by Environmental Leadership Canada (ELC) and MASS LBP in collaboration with Senators for Climate Solutions. Details online. Contact Sarah.thomas@sen.parl.gc.ca.
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) will join two Xinka women leaders from Guatemala, Marisol Guerra and Marta Muñoz, at a press conference to raise awareness about their struggle for self-determination and the health of their communities. Representatives from MiningWatch Canada and the Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability will also speak. This event will be … Read more
NDP MP Jenny Kwan (Vancouver East), joined by civil society and arms control experts, will host a press conference after tabling a private member’s bill aimed at closing Canada’s arms export loophole. The event will take place in Room 135-B, West Block and online. Call 778-238-8404
Patient groups and health advocates will call on the federal government to accelerate pharmacare negotiations with provinces and territories, urging Ottawa to expand access to free contraception and diabetes treatments beyond the four provinces and territories that signed agreements before the election. Speakers include Canadian Health Coalition Chair Jason MacLean and Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions Secretary … Read more
The Global Sumud Flotilla has called a general strike in support of the Palestinian people. In Ottawa, participants are invited to leave work at noon and gather on Parliament Hill to bear witness as the names of murdered children in Gaza are read aloud and to demand that Canada impose a full arms embargo and … Read more
A press conference will mark the final day of the March to Ottawa, highlighting the Say Their Names project, honouring children killed in Gaza. Nine MPs will join the reading of names: NDP MPs Alexandre Boulerice (Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie, Que.), Heather McPherson (Edmonton Strathcona, Alta.), Don Davies (Vancouver Kingsway, B.C.), Gord Johns (Courtenay–Alberni, B.C.), Jenny Kwan … Read more
