Today, the Honourable Candice Bergen, Member of Parliament for Portage-Lisgar, on behalf of the Honourable Michelle Rempel, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, announced support of $466,260 for four projects under the Government of Canada's Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program.
Blake Richards, Member of Parliament for Wild Rose, on behalf of The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, today announced infrastructure investments totalling $28.9 million in several Parks Canada projects in Alberta.
Residents of Houston will benefit from new drinking water infrastructure thanks to joint funding from the governments of Canada and British Columbia through the Small Communities Fund.
Members of the media are invited to attend an important infrastructure funding announcement. Participating government representatives include David Wilks, Member of Parliament for Kootenay-Columbia,on behalf of the Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs, and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec; Greg Kyllo, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Shuswap, on behalf of Todd Stone, B.C. Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure.
Today, Canada's Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, the Honourable Steven Blaney, announced the coming into force of two additional provisions under the Common Sense Firearms Licensing Act.
Today, the Honourable Steven Blaney, Canada's Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada, announced the Harper Government has amended the firearms classification regulations to prescribe Ceska Zbrojovka (CZ) 858 rifles and certain Swiss Arms family of firearms as "restricted" or "non-restricted" as they were treated prior to February 26, 2014.
The Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., M.P. for Niagara Falls, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced the following diplomatic appointments: Steve Côté becomes Ambassador to the Dominican Republic. Dennis Horak becomes Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Brandon A. Lee becomes Consul General in San Francisco, United States of America. Sabine Nolke becomes Ambassador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands and Permanent Representative to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.