| Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
| statements
On this day 31 years ago, in response to the murder on Powell Street in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, Indigenous grassroots organizers hosted the first Women's Memorial March.
On December 1, the Government of Canada began accepting applications for the new, interim Canada Dental Benefit. Through this benefit, we are helping reduce financial barriers by helping families of eligible children under 12 access the dental care they need. Today, we are happy to announce that the Benefit has now helped more than 200,000 children get brighter smiles and healthier teeth.
“No child should ever be made to participate in war, yet children continue to be cruelly exploited in armed conflicts worldwide. Children—including boys and girls—serve as soldiers, cooks, porters, messengers, spies, and sexual slaves."
“Today at the Pentagon, United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and I participated in a call with NORAD Commander, General Glen VanHerck regarding a high-altitude object detected over Alaska. The object did not fly into Canadian airspace.
The Government of Canada has appealed a decision rendered by the Federal Court on January 20, 2023 in the Bring Our Loved Ones Home litigation. The government is appealing because in our view the Court made errors of law and fact.
Following over 40 years of service to Canada as a fisheries science vessel, the CCGS Alfred Needler is being decommissioned. In late 2022 and early 2023 the CCGS Alfred Needler suffered a number of significant mechanical and structural failures. Following an evaluation of the condition of the vessel, it has been determined that the vessel is beyond repair and further investment would not allow it to return to a reliable and safe service.
The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, and the Honourable Joyce Murray, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, released a statement confirming Canada’s position on seabed mining.