Today on the Hill: Mounties release results of operation aimed at online creeps

OTTAWA – The Mounties will trumpet their latest operation today to crack down on the exploitation of children by online predators.

The RCMP will hold a news conference at their Ottawa headquarters to announce the results of an operation involving 40 Canadian police services from across the country.

The revelations come a day after the Harper government introduced new crime legislation aimed at protecting those who would be exploited through prostitution.

Also happening in the nation’s capital today:

— Sparks could fly as Jenifer Migneault and Marie-Andree Mallette, both veterans’ spouses, comment on the recommendations on support for veterans’ families issued this week by the veterans affairs parliamentary committee. Last week Migneault chased after Veterans Affairs Minister Julian Fantino, hoping to convince him to provide more training to veterans’ spouses and recognize them as caregivers to support injured soldiers;

— Information commissioner Suzanne Legault will table her office’s latest annual report in the House of Commons;

— Members of Greenpeace are set to deliver a 100,000-signature petition and giant greeting card to the Prime Minister’s Office;

— Parliamentary budget officer Jean-Denis Frechette appears at the Commons human resources committee to discuss renewal of the Labour Market Development Agreements;

— Breakfast is served on the streets of the Hill today. Egg Farmers of Canada will set up shop on Sparks Street to raise awareness of the country’s egg industry while at the same time raising funds for Food Banks Canada;

— And the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce will also get cracking as it holds its Eggs n’ Icons Breakfast series with Mark Monahan, the founder and executive director of Bluesfest.