The Rideau Institute and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives will present researchers professor Michael Byers and Stewart Webb as they release their most recent report on military procurement. The event will be held in the Charles Lynch Room, 130-S, Centre Block. Call 613-290-2695.
Supporters of Deepan Budlakoti will be attempting to hand-deliver letters to Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney (Levis-Bellechasse, Que.) and Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander (Ajax-Pickering, Ont.) in Ottawa. The letters call on the ministers to reinstate the citizenship of the Ottawa-born man. The 23-year old Canadian construction worker has been facing deportation to India, … Read more
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) will hold a press conference. The event will be held in the foyer of the House of Commons. Call 613-947-5100.
Fair Vote Canada (FVC) will officially launch the Make Every Vote Count campaign on Sept. 19, during Democracy Week in Canada. The goal of the campaign is to make a commitment to a more proportional voting system a key issue in the next federal election. A press conference in the Charles Lynch Press Gallery with … Read more
NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair (Outremont, Que.) will hold a press conference to talk about the real impact of prorogation on Canadians. He will also outline New Democrats’ plans for the four weeks of prorogation. The event will be held in the House of Commons Foyer. Call 613-323-7974.
Women from around the world will be in Ottawa next week for Oxfam’s Gender Justice Summit. Oxfam’s southern partners, international gender experts and Oxfam International’s newly-appointed executive director, Winnie Byanyima, will be in Ottawa to look at poverty, women and leadership, women and safe and sustainable food, women in disaster response and ending violence against … Read more
The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) will mark the 73rd anniversary of the Battle of Britain. The national ceremony will be held at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum in Ottawa, from 10:30 a.m. to noon. It will honour Canadians who fought with members of British and allied air forces at a critical moment in … Read more
A year after gathering on Parliament Hill to mourn the 'Death of Evidence', scientists and their supporters are back. On Sept. 16, they will rally across the country to highlight the critical need to maintain evidence-based decision-making through the support of science in the public interest. Rallies are set to take place in Ottawa, Vancouver, Montreal, … Read more
Liberal industry, small business and tourism critic Judy Sgro (York West, Ont.) will hold a round table event with stakeholders on Parliament Hill to obtain views on how to ensure all Canadians have ready access to affordable, high quality wireless and internet service. The event will be held in room 160-S Centre Block. Call 613-992-7774.
The Global Economy Global Policy Forum on: Meeting the Infrastructure Challenge: The Case for a New BRICS Development Bank, will be held. The CIGI Global Policy Forum is an exclusive, invitation-only series of talks offering authoritative analysis on policy-relevant issues affecting Canada and its place in the world. Launched in 2012 by The Centre for … Read more
