| Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
| media advisories
Steeve Lavoie, Member of Parliament for Beauport–Limoilou, invites media representatives to visit a business that designs and manufactures innovative structures for the installation of solar panels.
| Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
| media advisories
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for CED, along with Caroline Desrochers, Member of Parliament for Trois-Rivières and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Housing and Infrastructure, will announce Government of Canada funding to support 19 manufacturing businesses in the Mauricie, Lanaudière and Centre-du-Québec regions. This assistance is being provided in a context marked by tariff pressures affecting these businesses’ operations.
Today, the Honourable David J. McGuinty, Minister of National Defence, participated in the 32nd Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) meeting, co-hosted by Germany and the United Kingdom
| Environment and Climate Change Canada
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Media representatives are advised that the Honourable Julie Dabrusin, Minister of the Environment, Climate Change and Nature, will announce next steps to fight climate change and drive investments in energy and clean tech across the country.
The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada is imposing additional sanctions against 4 individuals under the Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations.
In 2010, the Canadian government established the Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations (“Iran Regulations”) pursuant to the Special Economic Measures Act. In October 2022, Canada amended the Iran Regulations to include gross and systematic human rights violations and has since imposed a total of 20 rounds of sanctions, including today’s announcement.
The Government of Canada is providing nearly $100 million to Alberta to help the province provide French as a minority language and French as a second language education, from preschool to the post-secondary level
| Public Services and Procurement Canada
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The Honourable Joël Lightbound, Minister of Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement and Quebec Lieutenant, will announce new steps under the Buy Canadian Policies to strengthen support for Canadian industry.
On behalf of the Honourable David McGuinty, Minister of National Defence, the Honourable Jill McKnight, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, will announce a newly acquired housing complex in Courtenay, British Columbia.