The Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan and the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), at the G7 Miyazaki Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting, reaffirming the importance of food security, especially in light of the situation after Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, where some of the global food supply chains were disrupted, and confirming the necessity to further encourage efforts to realize greater sustainability in agriculture production and food systems.
On April 22, 2023, an inmate from Dorchester Penitentiary died while in our custody of apparent natural causes. The individual’s name has been anonymized to comply with a court-ordered publication ban to protect the identity of the victims.
Today, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, announced the reappointment of Phyllis Clark as Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Royal Canadian Mint for another five-year term, and appointed Evan Price to the Board of Directors of the Royal Canadian Mint for a four-year term.
Phyllis Clark has been the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Royal Canadian Mint since 2018, when she was appointed for a five-year term. She is also currently a Director of the Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo), Director of Inuvialuit Investment Corporation, Director and Treasurer of the Glenn Gould Foundation, and Chair of the Edmonton Symphony and Concert Hall Foundation Board.
Evan Price has extensive experience as a senior executive and entrepreneur in a variety of industries and companies. He was President and CEO of CO2 Solutions Inc., a company providing carbon capture technology to industrial emitters, until it was acquired by Saipem S.p.A. in 2019. In 1992, he also co-founded Auberge Saint-Antoine in Québec City, Quebec.
