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Families across Canada are striving every day to give their children the best possible start in life. That is why the Government of Canada is working with our provincial, territorial and Indigenous partners on building a Canada-wide early learning and child care system that offers families better access to high-quality, affordable, flexible, and inclusive child care and early learning opportunities, no matter where they live.
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Kevin Lamoureux, Member of Parliament for Winnipeg North, on behalf of the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Karina Gould, will be in Headingley, Manitoba, together with the Premier of Manitoba, Heather Stefanson, to announce Manitoba’s first ready-to-move child care centre.
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Yesterday, the Honourable Seamus O’Regan Jr., Minister of Labour, and the Honourable Omar Alghabra, Minister of Transport, issued the following statement regarding the collective bargaining negotiations between the British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Canada:
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Since adopting the 2030 Agenda, Canada has built a strong foundation to work on advancing the SDGs. Now we’re at the halfway mark. And today, I am presenting Canada’s second Voluntary National Review.
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The Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Karina Gould, will be in Winnipeg with Manitoba Education and Early Childhood Learning Minister Wayne Ewasko, and Minister of Manitoba Advanced Education and Training, Sarah Guilemard, to announce funding to expand child-care spaces in public schools and post-secondary institutions.
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Combatting inequalities, protecting the planet, and providing every person with the opportunities they need to prosper are fundamental principles of sustainable development. These principles are at the heart of the 2030 Agenda and 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This 15-year action plan, adopted by all United Nations (UN) Members States, provides us with a vibrant and hopeful roadmap to build a better world together. Canada strongly supports the UN 2030 Agenda and is working together with national and international partners to enable and accelerate progress on the SDGs.
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Canada’s delegation at the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development
Canada will be represented at the United Nations High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in New York on July 19, 2023, by a broad cross-section of Canadian society. Organizations participating in the delegation include:
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After a lifetime of hard work, seniors want to live healthy, safe and independent lives. Many seniors want to stay in the homes they built and the communities that support them for as long as possible. The Government of Canada is committed to helping seniors to age in the right place.
