Governor General David Johnston will be a guest speaker at We Day, taking place at the Air Canada Centre, in Toronto. The Governor General will discuss the importance of giving and volunteering in the community during an on-stage interview with Craig Kielburger, co-founder of Free the Children, before an audience of 20 000 student leaders … Read more
Green deputy leader and Bourassa, Que., by-election candidate Georges Laraque will take part in Fair Vote Canada’s press conference launching their Make Every Vote CountCampaign. The event will be held in the Charles Lynch Press Gallery. Call 613-614-4916.
Minister of State (Sport) Bal Gosal (Bramalea-Gore-Malton, Ont.) will make an announcement about sport in New Brunswick. Also attending the announcement will be Dorothy Shephard, minister of healthy and inclusive communities for the Province of New Brunswick, and Conservative MP Mike Allen (Tobique-Mactaquac, N.B.). The event will be held at the Capital Gymnastics Club, 151 … Read more
The Canadian Psychiatric Association will hold its 2013 conference. More than 300 leaders in the field of psychiatry and mental health will be in Ottawa to present new research on psychiatry, clinical practice and patient care at the Canadian Psychiatric Association’s (CPA) 63rd Annual Conference. With over 1,000 mental health professionals in attendance, this annual … Read more
Speaker of the Senate Noël A. Kinsella will welcome Andris Bērziņš, president of the Republic of Latvia. Kinsella will hold a number of photo opportunities in the Senate with Bērziņš. Call 613-944-4082.
Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec Denis Lebel (Roberval-Lac-Saint-Jean, Que.) will make an announcement concerning the portion of the Route Verte running through the municipality of Hebertville. The event will be held at the Hebertville Town Hall, Council chambers, 351 … Read more
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) will hold a press conference in the foyer of the House of Commons. Call 613-947-5100.
Governor General David Johnston will meet with Andris Berzins, president of the Republic of Latvia, at Rideau Hall. Call 613-998-0287.
Join Richard Hawkins, University of Calgary, for this Big Thinking lecture 'Whither Innovation? Moving beyond the buzzword.' Dr. Hawkins will argue that Canadian policies aimed at stimulating innovation are directly at odds with what we've learned about what innovation is, how it actually generates growth and employment, and what policy measures can promote it. This … Read more
The Fraser Institute will release its Economic Freedom of the World 2013 Annual Report. The report compares key indicators of economic freedom for 151 countries and territories around the world based on size of government, taxation, rule of law and property rights, and regulation using data from 2011 (most recent year available). The full report … Read more
