The Minister of Transport, the Honourable Omar Alghabra, the Minister of Health, the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, the Minister of Public Safety, the Honourable Marco Mendicino, and the Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance, the Honourable Randy Boissonnault, issued this update today on the continued action and progress being made by the Government of Canada and industry partners to reduce traveller wait times and delays across Canadian airports.
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Terry Duguid, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, concluded a productive series of meetings at the G20 Joint Environment and Climate Ministers Meeting on August 31. The Parliamentary Secretary reaffirmed Canada’s unwavering commitment to ambitious and sustained action to combat the climate and biodiversity crises through participation in the G20.
Today, Health Canada authorized an adapted version of the Moderna Spikevax COVID-19 vaccine. This vaccine (known as a “bivalent” vaccine) targets the original SARS-CoV-2 virus from 2019 and the Omicron (BA.1) variant, and is authorized for use as a booster dose in individuals 18 years of age or older.
The release of this much-anticipated report was critical. The findings reflect the credible accounts of grave human rights violations taking place in Xinjiang. This report makes an important contribution to the mounting evidence of serious, systemic human rights abuses and violations occurring in Xinjiang.
Suicide is a significant public health issue that affects people of all ages and backgrounds across Canada. Every day, an average of 12 people die by suicide in Canada. The Government of Canada recognizes the impact suicide has on families and communities, and is committed to ensuring that everyone in Canada has access to critical mental health resources and suicide prevention services, no matter where they live.
Today is International Overdose Awareness Day - a day to remember those we have lost to substance use harms and to reflect on the damaging effects stigma has on those who use substances. It is also an opportunity to reinforce our efforts to save lives and address the many drivers of this crisis.
“On June 22, 2022 at 4 Wing Cold Lake, a call-sign review board, where call-signs are assigned to members associated with the fighter community, took place in a small group social setting
