| Employment and Social Development Canada
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The Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, The Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, The Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry and the Honourable Bardish Chagger, Minister of Diversity and Inclusion and Youth, today issued the following statement:
The annual Port Huron Float Down is scheduled to take place on Sunday, August 16, 2020, on the St. Clair River. This remains an un-sanctioned marine event and poses risks to the participants and other users of the waterways during the 7.5 mile /12 km course. In addition to these risks, the Canada/U.S. border also remains closed until at least August 21, 2020, due to COVID-19.
The Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of National Defence, and the Honourable Lawrence A. MacAulay, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, issued the following statement today in celebration of all LGBTQ2+ communities and Pride Season, which runs June through August.
“Today, I hosted a call with my counterparts from the “Five Eyes” nations – Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, and the United States – to discuss the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the significant policy response to the crisis, and the safe gradual restart of the global economy. This call was the third of a series of regular calls among Finance Ministers of the “Five Eyes” countries.
The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, today issued the following statement:“Canada is committed to working with its World Trade Organization [WTO] member partners to ensure an open, stable, and predictable rules-based trading system as we work to help our people and businesses recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Canada welcomes the declaration of the Guyana Elections Commission and congratulates Irfaan Ali on his election as the ninth executive president of Guyana.
