Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Peter MacKay (Central Nova, N.S.) will participate in a roundtable discussion on a Canadian Victims Bill of Rights. The event will be held at the Delta City Centre, Capital Room, 101 Lyon Street. Call 613-992-4621.
Liberal Aboriginal Affairs critic Carolyn Bennett (St. Paul's, Ont.) will hold a press conference to discuss the future of the House of Commons Special Committee on Violence Against Indigenous Women given the decision to prorogue Parliament. The event will be held at the National Press Theatre, 150 Wellington Street. Call 613-947-5100.
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) is holding a series of town halls throughout her riding in September. On Sept. 12, a town hall will be held at the Island Community Centre, 493 Felix Jack Road. Call 250-657-2000.
Media are invited to observe the change of appointment and installation of the Canadian Armed Forces Chaplain General at the Beechwood Cemetery's Beechwood Memorial Centre. Chief of the Defence Staff General Tom Lawson will preside over the ceremony. Brigadier-general John Fletcher will take over Chaplain General responsibilities from brigadier-general Karl McLean. The event will be … Read more
Minister of Veterans Affairs Julian Fantino (Vaughan, Ont.) will join Kader Arif, minister for veterans at the ministry of defence in France, for a wreath-laying ceremony at the National War Memorial. Arif's visit to Canada is focused on activities and events related to the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the First World War and the … Read more
The International Development Research Centre will hold a panel presentation by international researchers who will share insights from local interventions to create safer and more equitable urban environments in Latin America and the Caribbean, Sub-Saharan Africa, and South Asia. The event will be held at in the centre's W. David Hopper Room, 150 Kent Street, … Read more
Several community organizations, including Syria Solidarity, Nowar-Paix, and the Ottawa Peace Assembly, will gather in protest to pressure the Government of Canada and NATO to keep their hands off Syria, and to support a political resolution to the current crisis in that country. The event will be held at the Human Rights Monument (Elgin at … Read more
For media only, Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Director of Communications Andrew MacDougall along with senior government officials, will hold a briefing on Harper’s upcoming trip to the G-20 Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia. The event will be held at National Press Theatre, 150 Wellington Street. Call 613-995-1874.
The Centre for International Policy Studies at the University of Ottawa presents a talk on “The United Nations Security Council” Challenges and Opportunities,” with Bruno Stagno Ugarte, UN Security Council Report. The event will be held at in the Social Sciences Bldg., Room 4004, 120 University St. More information is available online.
The Centre for European Studies at Carleton University presents a talk with the ambassadors of Norway and Switzerland. They will join in a panel discussion, moderated by professor Achim Hurrelmann. The event will be held at Robertson Hall, Room 608, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By. Dr. More information is available online.
