NDP Interim Leader Nycole Turmel (Hull-Aylmer, QC) will denounce the planned closure of the Canadian Coastguard search and rescue centre in Quebec and meet with representatives from local organizations and Laval University students. She will have a meeting with La Barrate. The event will take place at 2120, Boivin Street, Ste-Foy. Call 418-930-7483.
NDP Interim Leader Nycole Turmel (Hull-Aylmer, QC) will denounce the planned closure of the Canadian Coastguard search and rescue centre in Quebec and meet with representatives from local organizations and Laval University students. She will hold a press conference on the maritime search and rescue centre with NDP MP Annick Papillon (Québec, QC). The event … Read more
NDP leadership candidates will hold a third debate. The theme is "Canada on the World Stage." The event will take place at Palais Montcalm, Salle Raoul-Jobin, 995 place-D’Youville. More information is available online.
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation will hold its annual housing outlook conference for Quebec. Experts will discuss the housing market outlook for 2012 and general trends that have affected the Quebec area housing market. The event will be held at Le Capitold de Quebec, 972 Saint-Jean Street. Call 514-283-7972.
The Canadian Coast Guard wishes to inform the public that it will be deploying offshore environmental emergency response equipment as part of a training exercise that will be held in the Quebec City sector. During the exercise, containment booms, a side-sweep system and a floating storage tank will be deployed from the CCGS Martha L. … Read more
Interim Opposition Leader Nycole Turmel (Hull-Aylmer, QC) will meet with Premier Jean Charest after attending the National Assembly’s question period. Turmel and Charest will discuss, among other topics, how the Conservative government is downloading the additional costs of its crime bill onto the provinces. The meeting is not open to the public but will be … Read more
On behalf of Economic Development Minister Denis Lebel (Roberval-Lac-Saint-Jean, QC), Veterans Affairs Minister Steven Blaney (Levis-Bellechasse, QC) will announce the awarding of a financial contribution to TeraXion Inc. The event will take place at TeraXion, 2716 Einstein Street. Call 418-648-4679.
On behalf of the Minister responsible for Parks Canada Peter Kent (Thornhill, ON), Veterans Affairs Minister Steven Blaney (Levis-Bellechasse, QC) will participate in a ceremony to highlight the national historic significance of women workers in Canada's military munitions industry. Thousands of women made a significant contribution to this industry during the Second World War. The … Read more
The first debate between candidates for the leadership of the Bloc Quebecois will take place. Bloc Quebecois MPs Jean-Francois Fortin (Haute-Gaspésie-La Mitis-Matane-Matapédia, QC) Maria Mourani (Ahuntsic, QC) and Daniel Paille will take the opportunity as candidates to communicate their ideas and proposals on various political issues. The event will take place at Loews Hôtel Le … Read more
Canada will host the 127th Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly in Quebec City. The President of the Canadian Group of the assembly, Conservative Nova Scotia Senator Donald H. Oliver made the official announcement in Bern, Switzerland. Call 613-995-3232.
