| Environment and Climate Change Canada | speeches
President, Excellencies, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, I’m delighted to be here at COP24 in Katowice. Today is Gender Day, and I want to thank all the women leading on climate action: women from government, Indigenous leaders, business leaders, grassroots women, members of civil society. Keep it up.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada | news releases
Today, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, met with Franco-African women climate negotiators at COP24, in Katowice, Poland. Minister McKenna and the Franco-African women climate negotiators discussed the critical role of women’s voices to achieve meaningful results when tackling climate change.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada | backgrounders
On December 12, 2018, Environment and Climate Change Canada published new greenhouse gas regulations for coal and natural gas-fired electricity. These were designed to make the transition to cleaner energy both manageable and efficient over the next decade.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada | news releases
Making a transition to cleaner energy helps cut carbon pollution and positions us to take advantage of the $26 trillion global opportunity presented by the transition to clean energy and climate action.
| Correctional Service Canada | news releases
On December 9, 2018, at about 7:20 p.m, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, a package containing unauthorized items was seized on the perimeter of the medium security unit at Collins Bay Institution.
| Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission | speeches
As the Auditor General’s report on Connectivity in Rural and Remote Areas noted, the Commission has a limited, but important, part to play.
| Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | news releases
The Government of Canada and the Government of Quebec have allocated financial assistance of up to $192,907 to two swine health and welfare projects.
| Correctional Service Canada | news releases
On December 12, 2018 at about 1:00 p.m., a lockdown was put in place at Bath Institution, a medium security federal institution, to enable staff members to conduct an exceptional search.
| Department of Justice Canada | statements
The Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, and the Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Health, issued the following statement:
| Public Health Agency of Canada | news releases
Today, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) released data on behalf of the federal, provincial and territorial Special Advisory Committee on the Epidemic of Opioid Overdoses on apparent opioid related deaths in the first half of 2018 in Canada, as well as data on suspected opioid-related overdoses reported by emergency medical services. In addition, the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) released updated data on hospitalizations and emergency department visits due to opioid poisonings. In addition to these deaths, thousands of Canadians have also experienced non-fatal opioid overdoses and related harms. Data released from CIHI today show a 27% increase in hospitalizations due to opioid-related poisonings over the past five years. PHAC has also released key findings from a special analysis of the impact of opioid overdoses on life expectancy at birth in Canada.