A day after unveiling her government’s plan to reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas sector during an afternoon appearance in Burnaby, B.C., Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin continues her West Coast tour with a midday visit to the University of Victoria, where she’s set to announce new federal support for “Indigenous-led stewardship initiatives” that, according to the advisory, “will help protect important ecosystems and species, advance locally led climate solutions, and sustain Indigenous ways of life.” (10:15 a.m. PT)

Meanwhile, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly will start her day by joining newly installed Montreal mayor — and former Liberal caucus colleague — Soraya Martinez Ferrada for a “fireside chat” organized by the Chambre de commerce de l’Est de Montréal that will focus on what the advisory is billing as “the opportunities presented by an integrated industrial strategy and ongoing collaboration between all levels of government.” (8:45 a.m.)

Later this afternoon, she’ll make her way to Trois-Rivières, Que., to announce — alongside local Liberal MP Caroline Desrochers — a fresh tranche of federal assistance for “19 manufacturing businesses in the Mauricie, Lanaudière and Centre-du-Québec regions,” which, as per the advisory, “is being provided in a context marked by tariff pressures affecting these businesses’ operations.” (1 p.m.)

Also on the pre-holiday hustings today: Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon will share the details of his government’s support for “new and enhanced AI technologies in southern Ontario,” with his fellow Toronto Liberal MP Chi Nguyen also expected to be in attendance. (10:45 a.m.)

Moving still further west, Emergency Management Minister Eleanor Olszewski, whose portfolio includes Prairies Economic Development Canada, will drop by CKUA’s Edmonton study with federal support for the local community broadcaster. (9:30 a.m. MT)

Rounding out the roster, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne will hold a tele-briefing to recap his now-wrapped European mini-tour, which, as the advisory notes, aimed to “advance partnerships, economic development and collaboration opportunities on both sides of the Atlantic.” (11 a.m.)

Back in the precinct, Nova Scotia Independent Sen. Stanley Kutcher teams up with Ukrainian Canadian Congress CEO Ihor Michalchyshyn to highlight the need for the government to “urgently establish a pathway to permanent residency for Ukrainians displaced by Russia’s genocidal war of aggression,” which, as per the advisory, should be available to all eligible emergency travel visa holders, as well as their families, as outlined in the brief presented to Citizenship and Immigration Minister Lena Metlege Diab earlier this fall. (11 a.m.)

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