The Minister of Transport and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, the Honourable Steven MacKinnon, the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of Canada, the Honourable Tim Hodgson, the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, the Honourable Rebecca Alty, the Premier of the Northwest Territories, and the Honourable R.J. Simpson, will make a significant announcement to advance nation-building infrastructure in Canada.
Today at the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS), the Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced Canada’s ratification of the Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment, and Eradication of Violence against Women (the Belém do Pará Convention).
Members of the media are invited to join the Honourable Eleanor Olszewski, Minister of Emergency Management and Community Resilience and Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada, on behalf of the Honourable Heath MacDonald, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, to highlight the launch of the National Food Security Strategy in Edmonton and the Government of Canada’s efforts to build a more affordable and resilient food system.