Event Location: Saskatoon, SK

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada will hold a news conference to make public its investigation report (R14W0256) on the Canadian National Railway train that derailed on 7 October 2014, near Clair, Saskatchewan. Rob Johnston, Investigator-in-Charge and Manager, Central Region Rail Operations and Glen Pilon, Senior Investigator, will be in attendance  The event will be held at Hilton … Read more

Maude Barlow, best-selling author and National Chairperson of the Council of Canadians, will discuss Canada’s water crisis. In her new book, Boiling Point, Barlow lays bare the issues facing Canada’s water reserves, including long-outdated water laws, unmapped and unprotected groundwater reserves, agricultural pollution, industrial-waste dumping, boil-water advisories, and the effects of deforestation and climate change. … Read more

The Conservative Party’s Leadership Election Organizing Committee presents the first English-language leadership debate which will be moderated by Kaveri Braid, a principal with Earnscliffe Strategy Group, former advisor to the Saskatchewan government, and a former broadcast journalist. The debate will be live-streamed. The Conservative Party leadership election is set for May 27, 2017. This event will take place … Read more

Sport and Persons with Disabilities Minister Carla Qualtrough (Delta, B.C.) will participate in the panel discussion at the Saskatchewan Human Rights Conference. This event will take place at the College of Law, MLT Lecture Theatre, Room 150, 15 Campus Dr. Call 819-994-5559.

Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale (Regina-Wascana, Sask.) and Jennifer Campeau, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Saskatoon Fairview, and Donald Atchison, Mayor of the City of Saskatoon, will officially open a new affordable housing project for individuals with complex needs in Saskatoon. The event will take place at 323 Camponi Place. Call 403-515-2962.

The Institute of Public Administration of Canada hosts the JSGS Public Lecture on “The 2016 American Election: Is this any way for a democracy to choose a leader?” featuring Dr. Paul Finkelman, Ariel F. Sallows Visiting Professor of Human Rights, University of Saskatchewan. Finkelman will examine the American primary process; the evolution of the two party system, and how … Read more

Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale (Regina-Wascana, Sask.), on behalf of Science Minister Kirsty Duncan (Etobicoke North, Ont.), will announce the newest Canada Excellence Research Chair during an official ceremony at the University of Saskatchewan. The event will be held at the Atrium, Agriculture Building, 51 Campus Drive. Call 613-944-1758.

On behalf of Science Minister Kirsty Duncan (Etobicoke North, Ont.), Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale (Regina-Wascana, Sask.) will make an announcement benefitting research at the University of Saskatchewan. This event will take place at Peter MacKinnon Building, Convocation Hall, University of Saskatchewan, 105 Administration Place. Call 343-291-2600.

On behalf of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains (Mississauga-Malton, Ont.), Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale (Regina-Wascana, Sask.) will announce infrastructure funding for post-secondary institutions in Saskatchewan and highlight the benefits of the Government of Canada’s Post-Secondary Institutions Strategic Investment Fund. This event will take place at the University of Saskatchewan, Place Riel … Read more

Finance Minister Bill Morneau (Toronto Centre, Ont.) will visit Saskatoon to discuss economic growth and the government’s commitment to strengthening the  middle class. He will meet with local leaders and stakeholders, including  members of the Greater Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce as well as with Saskatchewan’s Minister of Finance, Kevin Doherty. The event will be held at the Saskatoon Cabinet Office, 315–22  Street … Read more