Good morning, everyone. Gilakas’la, thank you for having me here this morning to speak at this incredibly important and very timely forum or knowledge exchange. I want to recognize everybody in the room and not to point out any people in particular but I’m going to just acknowledge one of my amazing Parliamentary Secretaries, Marco Mendicino, who is here today.
Speech from Department of Justice Canada by The Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould, PC, QC, MP Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada to the Constitution 150 Conference at the Shaw Centre, Ottawa, Ontario: March 10, 2017
It is an honour to join you today for this important announcement that will make a real difference in the lives of women in this community and their families.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
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Every time I visit any part of this province, I am struck by the beauty of the natural landscape and I understand why British Columbians are so proud of their province.
On top of the natural beauty of B.C., I am also impressed by the calibre of people, ideas and companies that come from this province.
The success of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada’s International Convention, which regularly attracts more than 20,000 attendees each year and hundreds of exhibitors from around the world, is a testament to importance of mining in Canada, and the size of Canada’s extractive sector.
| Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
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Thank you very much. Good afternoon and thank you for joining us today to discuss our government's efforts to resettle the Yazidi women and girls and other survivors of Daesh in Canada. I'm joined by my Parliamentary Secretary, Serge Cormier, and Dawn Edlund, the Associate Assistant Deputy Minister for Operations at IRCC, as well as David Manicom, the Department's Associate Assistant Deputy Minister for Strategic and Program Policy at IRCC, and also here is Sean Boyd from Global Affairs Canada.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
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I’d like to thank the University of Ottawa for inviting me to be with you this evening.
As a proud Ottawa U alumna, I’m very happy to be kicking off this 2017 Career Week. When I look back on my time here – I remember how this week was forcing us to think about the future.
