The Northern shrimp fishery has long been an important source of income for coastal communities in eastern Canada. The Government of Canada is continuing to support Canada’s fishing industries and those whose livelihoods depend on it.
Today, Lori Idlout, Member of Parliament for Nunavut, on behalf of the Honourable Tim Hodgson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, announced $17.2 million in federal funding to support four remote renewable energy projects in Nunavut.
Building on our existing strength, today, the Honourable Tim Hodgson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, announced the release of Canada’s Nuclear Energy Strategy. A key complement to Canada’s recently released National Electricity Strategy, this new Strategy targets doubling our workforce by 2050, catalyzing billions in private investment and enabling generational investments in this key strategic asset.
The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Finance and National Revenue, will make a joint announcement with the Williams Treaties First Nations and the Government of Ontario, related to Ontario Power Generation’s Darlington New Nuclear Project.
The Government of Canada has heard from communities across the country that public safety is an issue of grave concern, and we have taken action to help keep everyone in Canada safe.
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Members of the media are invited to an infrastructure announcement with Guillaume Deschênes-Thériault, Member of Parliament for Madawaska—Restigouche, the Honourable Gilles LePage, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for the Regional Development Corporation, and His Worship Bertrand Beaulieu, Mayor of the Regional Municipality of Grand Falls.
Cancelled - The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs, will hold a virtual press conference from Panama City, Panama where she is leading Canada’s official delegation to the 56th regular session of the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS).
The Honourable Joanne Thompson, Minister of Fisheries, will be in St. John’s to announce an investment to help seniors be connected and active members of their communities.