A day after Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson went public with his government’s new strategy on nuclear energy — which, as iPolitics’ own Sydney Ko reports, will “support new reactor construction across Canada while positioning the country as a global exporter of nuclear technology,” Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne is set to join the seven chiefs of the Williams Treaties First Nations, as well as his Ontario counterpart, Peter Bethlenfalvy, and provincial energy minister Stephen Lecce, in Courtice, Ont., to announce a new “commercial partnership” that, according to Canadian Press, will give the First Nations an ownership stake in a new nuclear reactor.

“Ottawa and Ontario are providing loan guarantees of $700 million to the seven Williams Treaties First Nations east of Toronto that will turn into equity for one of the four small modular reactors that are being built at the Darlington New Nuclear Project in Bowmanville, Ont., by Ontario Power Generation,” the wire service reported yesterday.

“(Lecce) says this is the first equity partnership with First Nations in a nuclear reactor in Canada, (and) will result in a minority stake for the First Nations in the facility and will help with economic reconciliation.”

Meanwhile, after welcoming his Croatian counterpart, Andrej Plenković, to the parliamentary precinct yesterday during what his office noted was the “first-ever visit” to the capital “by a sitting Croatian prime minister,” Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to kick off the Fête nationale celebrations in Outaouais, Que., where, according to his office, he’ll “visit a local business” and “participate in a community festival.” (5 p.m.)

Justice Minister Sean Fraser continues to promote his government’s bid to make “sweeping” changes to bail and sentencing rules, which was signed into law last week, during a closed-door chat with Halton Regional Police Chief Stephen Tanner and paramedic services chief Greg Sage to go over how the changes will “help combat crime and violence against on-duty first responders in the Halton Region.” (9 a.m.)

He’ll also meet with two local parents “who lost their daughter … to intimate partner violence” to explain how the new measures will “better protect people against this type of violence.” (10:45 a.m.)

Also making the rounds in the Greater Toronto Area: Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon, who is set to team up with fellow Toronto-area Liberal MP Maggie Chi to unveil a “major investment in health data infrastructure.” (10:45 a.m.)

Later tonight, he’ll join another Toronto-area Liberal, Leslie Church, and their Quebec caucus colleague Claude Guay at a $550-per-ticket fundraiser at a “private residence” in the upscale Toronto enclave of Forest Hill, with the proceeds to be divvied up between the respective Liberal riding associations in Toronto – St. Paul’s and LaSalle — Émard — Verdun. (6 p.m.)

Back in the capital, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Lena Metlege Diab wraps up two days of high-level talks with her provincial and territorial counterparts with an afternoon media availability. (4 p.m.)

Elsewhere on the ministerial circuit:

• Secretary of State (Canada Revenue Agency) Wayne Long joins New Brunswick cabinet minister John Dornan at the Imperial Theatre in downtown Saint John, N.B., to share the details of new federal support to four local organizations that, as per the notice, are “contributing to Saint John’s growth as a destination of choice.” (10:30 a.m. AT)
• Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson drops by a St. John’s, Nfld. seniors’ centre with a fresh tranche of federal funding to “help seniors be connected and active members of their communities” throughout the province. (10 a.m. NT)
• Moving west, Northern and Arctic Affairs Minister Rebecca Chartrand visits Long Plain First Nation to “highlight major milestones in improving access to safe drinking water for five Manitoba First Nations.” (9:15 a.m. CT)
• Rounding out the roster, Hodgson is set to touch down in Yellowknife, N.W.T., where he, too, is booked in for a two-day meeting with his provincial and territorial counterparts.

Also on the radar: Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand holds a “virtual callback” from Panama, where, as per her office, she’s “leading Canada’s official delegation” at the annual meeting of the Organization of American States. (7:40 p.m.)

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