PPC in Ottawa
Members of the Punjabi Press Club has arrived in Ottawa to spend two days at Parliament Hill.
PPC will start with a breakfast with the ex deputy PM, Hon Sheila Copps at 9am then on the the
Parliament to meet our good friends of the NDP.
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Two Days on Parliament Hill
Monday Dec. 12th and Tuesday Dec. 13th 2011
The Punjabi Press Club is coming to Ottawa to spend two days at the Hill. This is first time ever when the Punjabi Press has made this kind efforts to come to the parliament Hill, meet all party leaders and members of the Parliament. Purpose of this trip is simple, get to know each other.
Being a large group of 25+ members with cameras and audio recorders, it is going to be very exciting.
Itinerary of the Trip
Sunday December 11, 2011
Dinner 7:00pm
Pizza Hut
39 Warne Cres Kingston, ON
(Division Street & Hwy 401)
Phone: 310-1010
Stay @
Radisson Hotel Ottawa Parliament Hill
402 Queen Street, Ottawa, ON KIR 5A7, Canada
Telephone: +1 (613) 236-1133
Directions to Hotel
Take the exit on the left onto ON-401 E 230 mi
Take exit 721A to merge onto ON-416 N toward Kemptville/Ottawa 46.4 mi
Take exit 75B to merge onto ON-417 E toward Ottawa 7.8 mi
Take exit 121A for Bronson Avenue 0.2 mi
Turn left onto Bronson Ave/Hwy 17B
Continue to follow Bronson Ave 0.9 mi
Turn right onto Queen St Destination is there
DATE: Monday, December 12, 2011
9:00am - Breakfast (Organization Room) (Leave Hotel at 10:15am)
10:45am – Arrival at Center Block
10:55am – Security check at Center Block
11:15am – Tour of Center Block
12:15pm – Photo-Session with NDP Leader (location TBC)
12:30pm – Lunch in Parliamentary Restaurant( Significant number of the NDP Caucus will be in attendance)
2:00pm – Question Period (in gallery)
3:30pm – Media Roundtable with NDP MPs (names and location TBC)
6:00pm - Dinner with Liberal Economic Caucus @ Parliamentary Restaurant (Significant number of the Liberal Caucus will be in attendance)
8:00pm - After Dinner Meet & Greet (Organization Room)
DATE: Tuesday, December 13, 2011
9:00am – Breakfast & Roundtable with Liberal Caucus Members including Hon. Scott Brison and Justin Trudeau
10:20am – Photo Opportunity with Liberal Leader Bob Rae & Liberal Caucus Members
11:00am -
12:15pm – Roundtable with Hon. Bal Gosal Confederation Building (8th floor)
1:00pm – Lunch (Not Confirmed)
2:00pm – Roundtable with Conservative Minister (Not Confirmed)
4:30pm – Meet & Greet with all Punjabi MPs, Hosted by PPC (Not Confirmed)
5:30pm – Depart Back to Toronto - Dinner in Kingston Ontario
List of Members of PPC join in Trip to Ottawa
1) Sukhminder S. Hansra (The Punjabi Daily)
2) Dr. Balwinder Singh (Radio Sargam CJMR 1320am)
3) Dr. Solmon Naz(Sikh Press-Weekly English)
4) Sukhdev Singh Gill (Ajj Di Awaz Radio – CJMR 1320am)
5) Taranjit S. Gahunia (Ankhila Punjab Radio WTOR 770am)
6) Munish Tegi (The Punjabi Daily)
7) Narinderjit Singh Mattu (Punjab Guardian)
8) Manjit Singh Mangat (Punjabi Guardian)
9) Akbar Waris (Breakfast Buzz TV)
10) Muhammad Aamir ( Weekly Pakistan Post)
11) Ashraf Khan (Weekly Jang Canada)
12) Malik Mohammad Ahmad (Jag Di Awaz)
13) Usman Zaki (Jag Di Awaz)
14) Saad (Videographer – Breakfast Buzz)
15) Frank B. Raymond (Freelance Photographer)
16) Bob Dosanjh (Sanjha Punjab Radio and TV)
17) Jagdev Toor (Sur Saaz Radio WTOR 770am)
18) Tirath S. Pasla (Dil Apna Punjabi Radio)
19) Jaswinder Khosa (Mehfil Khabarsar Weekly Mehfil Radio CJMR1320am)
20) Baljinder Tamber (Virasat Media – WTOR 770am)
21) Kuljit Janjua (Freelance Journalist)
22) Rick Matharu (Radio Fulkari CJMR1320am)
23) Harjot Ghuman Matharu
(Radio Fulkari CJMR1320am)
24) Manohar S. Bal (Voice of Sikhs – WTOR 770am)
25) Jasbir Singh (Voice of Sikhs – WTOR 770am)
26) Sodhi Nagra (Raunak Punjab Di – WTOR 770am)
27) Jasbir Singh (Radio Humsafar – Montreal)
28) Bhupinder Toor (Dhamaal Radio – Winnipeg)
29) Dalip Singh Parwana (Ajj Di Awaz – Ottawa)
During or after OUR CONTACT INFO stays same
Sukhminder S. Hansra: Coordinator – 905-455-9999, shansra@hansra.ca
Jagdev S. Toor: Co-Coordinator – 416-875-8784 perfectman1313@gmail.com
Bob Dosanjh: Treasurer – 416-419-7777, sanjhapunjab@gmail.com
