The Honourable Ya’ara Saks, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health and the Honourable Filomena Tassi, Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, will make an announcement about child care.
Today, the Honourable Mark Holland, Canada’s Minister of Health, announced the signing of two bilateral agreements to invest more than $3.7 billion in federal funding to improve health care in Quebec. These agreements represent the first funding under the government's commitment to invest $6.7 billion in Quebec over a ten-year period.
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The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Public Services and Procurement, will make an announcement on the Government of Canada’s investments in early education and child care.
Today’s national data release on opioid-and stimulant-related harms shows us that the number of opioid-related deaths in Canada remains far too high. An average of 22 people are dying every day, and there are approximately 80 opioid-related poisoning emergency department visits per day.
The Honourable Arif Virani, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada will make an announcement in Windsor, Ontario, on child care affordability.
Today, the co-chairs of the federal, provincial, and territorial Special Advisory Committee on the Epidemic of Opioid Overdoses – Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada's Chief Public Health Officer, and Dr. Yves Léger, New Brunswick's Acting Chief Medical Officer of Health – issued the following statement on the release of the latest monitoring data on opioid- and stimulant-related harms in Canada:
Media representatives and the public are invited to an announcement on childcare and affordability by the Minister of Transport and Quebec Lieutenant, the Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, and the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, the Honourable Marc Miller.
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The Minister of Small Business, the Honourable Rechie Valdez, and the Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth, the Honourable Marci Ien, will make an important announcement about affordable child care for families.
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