The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that she will host Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, during his visit to Ottawa from May 9-10.
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Marcus Powlowski, Member of Parliament for Thunder Bay—Rainy River, today announced a FedNor investment of $379,500 in support of youth internship opportunities in Northwestern Ontario. FedNor’s investment will support 24 placements over a three-year period. The announcement was made on behalf of the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services and Minister responsible for FedNor,
Media representatives are advised that Adam van Koeverden, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, will make an announcement on behalf of the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, on investments to help lower greenhouse gas emissions in Ontario.
The Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, will welcome Germany’s Minister of Defence, Boris Pistorius, to Canada for a bilateral meeting.
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Sylvain Lafrance, a communications and media management expert, becomes Telefilm Canada’s Chairperson for a five-year term
The Minister of Transport, the Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, and the Minister of Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities, the Honourable Kamal Khera, will host a National Air Accessibility Summit to contribute to making air travel accessible for all Canadians.
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Good morning everyone. Thank you very much for this kind introduction and the warm welcome that I’ve received. I would like to begin, as we always should, by acknowledging that we are gathered on the traditional territory of the Algonquin Anishinabek peoples…
The Honourable Soraya Martinez Ferrada, Minister of Tourism and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, will announce a new federal initiative to support Indigenous tourism and promote reconciliation. Minister Ferrada will be joined by Shannin Metatawabin, Chief Executive Officer of the National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association (NACCA).
The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, issued the following statement regarding yesterday’s decision by the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Chapter 19 panel on U.S. countervailing duties on Canadian softwood lumber:
I want to use my time today to go through some of the challenges we at the CRTC are seeing in the broadcasting sector. And I’ll tell you about the progress we’re making – with the input and assistance of many of you – to lessen the impact of those headwinds and make your sailing
