Not to be missed this week

Presentation of the federal budget

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will present the federal budget on March 28. The Minister has already announced that she intends to prioritize two issues: health transfers to the provinces as well as strategic investments in the energy transition “in order to respond to the measures announced by the Biden administration in the United States (370 billion US dollars) as part of his Inflation Reduction Act “, explained the journalist Joël-Denis Bellavance to us on March 10.

Ban on certain single-use plastic products

Montreal residents will now have to do without single-use plastic straws, cups, cups, stir sticks and utensils as of March 28, under a bylaw adopted by the City of Montreal in September 2021.

Discussion on the French language in Trois-Rivières

The Minister of the French Language, Mr. Jean-François Roberge will lead an exchange with secondary school students on the French language. He will be accompanied by the Minister of Education, Bernard Drainville, the Minister of Culture and Communications, Mathieu Lacombe and the Minister responsible for Government Administration and Chair of the Treasury Board, Sonia LeBel.

March 27, 10:15 a.m. A media scrum will follow at 11:15 a.m.

Modernizing 9-1-1 service

Public Security Minister François Bonnardel holds a press conference regarding the modernization of 9-1-1 service. He will be accompanied by the President of the Association des centers d’urgence du Québec, Ms. Carole Raîche, as well as the Director General of the Municipal Agency for the Financing and Development of 9-1-1 Emergency Centers in Quebec. , Ms. Lise Remillard.

March 27, 11:30 a.m. The announcement will be made in Estrie.

Announcement in the field of sustainable agriculture

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food André Lamontagne, as well as the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the Honorable Marie-Claude Bibeau, will make a joint announcement regarding an agreement between the governments of Quebec and Canada in the field of sustainable agriculture.

March 27, 9:45 a.m.

New federal immigration pathway

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Sean Fraser will deliver a keynote speech at the Empire Club of Canada and announce a new federal immigration pathway. A press briefing will follow.

March 27, 11:30 a.m. for the speech; 12:45 p.m. for the press briefing. Will take place in Toronto.

Affordable housing project in Gatineau

The Minister responsible for Housing France-Élaine Duranceau will hold a press conference regarding a construction site for 15 affordable housing units in Gatineau. She will be accompanied by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister of Canada, the President of the Treasury Board and federal MP for Hull-Aylmer, Greg Fergus, the MP for Hull, Suzanne Tremblay, the Mayor of Gatineau France Bélisle and the President of the organization Les Œuvres Isidore Ostiguy François Roy.

March 27, 1 p.m.

57^e Annual conference of the Association québécoise des transports (AQTr)

The 57^e Annual conference of the Association québécoise des transports (AQTr) will be held from March 27 to 29 at the Quebec City Convention Center under the theme “Heading for change: new realities in transportation”. Several speakers are expected, including the Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, Geneviève Guilbault, and the Minister of the Economy, Pierre Fitzgibbon.

Public exo session

Exo is holding a public information session in Blainville. The objective will be to present the actions implemented to increase the attractiveness of exo’s public transport services.

March 28, 7 p.m. In hybrid mode. It will be possible to follow the session on Facebook.

Unveiling of the TNM program

Lorraine Pintal and the team of the Théâtre du Nouveau Monde (TNM) give a press conference on the occasion of the launch of the season and the 2023-2024 programming of the (TNM).

March 27, 10 a.m.

Financial results: Dollorama and Lassonde

Dollorama presents its financial results on March 29, while Industries Lassonde will carry out the exercise on March 30.

The Canadian in action

The Montreal Canadiens will be in Buffalo on March 27 to face the Sabers at 7 p.m. He will then travel to Philadelphia for a meeting with the Flyers on March 28 at 7 p.m. The club will return to the Bell Center on March 30 for a game against the Florida Panthers at 7 p.m. Finally, the Hurricanes will be in town on the 1^er April for a game at 7 p.m.