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This National AccessAbility Week, the Government of Canada is investing $6.5 million to upgrade the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, improving access to cultural spaces for residents and visitors in Yellowknife.
The Government of Canada is committed to appointing highly qualified candidates who are able to best serve the interests of Canadians, through open, competency-based selection processes for all Governor-in-Council appointments.
Dr. Elizabeth Cannon is president emerita of the University of Calgary after serving as president and vice chancellor from 2010 until 2018. Prior to her term as president, Dr. Cannon was dean of the Schulich School of Engineering at the University of Calgary.
Susan Hutton is an adjunct lecturer at the Faculty of Law at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. Prior to teaching at Queen’s, she was a partner in the Competition & Foreign Investment and International Trade practice groups at Stikeman Elliott LLP, where she practiced in Ottawa and Toronto. She has over 30 years of experience practicing administrative law, specializing in competition, foreign investment and international trade law.
The Honourable Jill McKnight, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, alongside General Jennie Carignan, Chief of the Defence Staff, and a delegation representing the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, will mark the 110th anniversary of the Battles of the Somme and Beaumont-Hamel with a series of events in Northern France and Belgium, including a Signature Ceremony at the Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial in France on July 1, 2026.