As he continues his West Coast tour, New Democrat Leader Tom Mulcair takes a brief break from promoting his party's plan to cut taxes for small business to reiterate his opposition to what the advisory describes as "Stephen Harper's dangerous and controversial Bill C-51."

Appearing alongside Mulcair at the mid-morning press conference: two NDP candidates-in-waiting: former BC Provincial Court Chief Justice Carol Baird Ellan and former Provincial Court Judge Bill Sandhu, who, the notice points out, is also a human rights lawyer.

Later this afternoon, the NDP leader will head to Surrey to meet with "staff and patrons" at Aggarwal Sweets restaurant and Bhatia Fashions.

Meanwhile, Veterans Affairs Minister Erin O'Toole will "highlight" his government's "commitment to improving services benefitting Veterans and their families" during a visit to 17 Wing Winnipeg Hangar.

Back in the capital, the University of Calgary School of Public Policy hits the Centre Block press theatre to release an "eye-opening report" co-authored by Philip Cross and Munir Sheikh that "questions everything we think we know about the middle class" by exposing the "blurred lines and confusion … and the potential misdirection of public resources."

The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is also set to outline the details of its yearly Alternative Federal Budget.

Later this afternoon, all eyes will be on the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission as it unveils the much-anticipated findings of its cross-country "Let's Talk TV" consultations on the state of the Canadian television market — and specifically, its anticipated recommendations on giving consumers the ability to "pick and pay" cable services.

Also out and about today:

ACOA Minister Rob Moore joins Tobique-Mactaquac MP Mike Allan on the site of CCNB’s Biorefinery Technology Scale-up Centre, where the pair will "witness how it is changing the face of research" in Northwest New Brunswick.

Across the Confederation Bridge, Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gal Shea delivers still more federal support to her home province of Prince Edward Island — this time, in the form of a "significant … investment" in Milligan's Wharf.

Back in Toronto, Minister of State for Sport Bal Gosal makes back-to-back appearances in the Greater Toronto Area, starting with a Canadian Tire Jumpstart at the Bramalea Christian Fellowship before heading into the city for the opening ceremonies of the 2015 Senior Pan American Karate Championships.

Elsewhere in Ontario: Minister of State for FedDev Ontario Gary Goodyear teams up with Burlington MP Mike Wallace to tour "local innovative company" Memex Automation, while Minister of State for Science Ed Holder heads home to London with a fresh instalment of cash for a local First World War commemoration project, Government House Leader Peter Van Loan drops by a Waterdown arena to give an update on ongoing efforts to install defibrillators in recreational arenas across the country and Treasury Board President Tony Clement unveils new infrastructure money at Parry Sound's Canadian Coastguard Base.

teams up with Burlington to tour "local innovative company" Memex Automation, while heads home to London with a fresh instalment of cash for a local First World War commemoration project, drops by a Waterdown arena to give an update on ongoing efforts to install defibrillators in recreational arenas across the country and unveils new infrastructure money at Parry Sound's Canadian Coastguard Base. Moving west to Saskatoon, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification Michelle Rempel will be front and centre at International Road Dynamics.

will be front and centre at International Road Dynamics. In Edmonton, Minister of State for Multiculturalism Tim Uppal makes separate appearances to discuss new federal efforts to combat homelessness and help seniors, with the last event taking place in conjunction with visiting colleague and Minister of State for Seniors Alice Wong .

makes separate appearances to discuss new federal efforts to combat homelessness and help seniors, with the last event taking place in conjunction with visiting colleague and . Finally, Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq joins Nunavut Premier Peter Taptuna and territorial officials for an "important infrastructure announcement" in Clyde River.

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