General Jonathan Vance, the Chief of the Defence Staff, made the following statement:
“On Wednesday, 8 May, the Public Prosecution Service of Canada stayed the proceedings against Vice-Admiral Mark Norman.
Today, Canada took another step forward in reducing barriers that prevent men who have sex with men (MSM) from donating blood.Health Canada has approved a request by Canadian Blood Services and Héma-Québec to reduce the deferral period for blood donation for MSM from one year to three months. This is a significant step in the right direction.
Day-in and day-out, the extraordinary work of First Nations, Inuit and Métis nurses touches countless lives. In many communities, these nurses aren't only the frontline of healthcare; they're the entire system.
The Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of National Defence, and the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, issued the following statement to mark National Holocaust Remembrance Day:
Today, following the tabling of the 2019 Spring Report of the Auditor General of Canada, the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, the Honourable Ralph Goodale, issued the following statement:
Following the tabling of the 2019 Spring Reports of the Auditor General of Canada, the Honourable Diane Lebouthillier, Minister of National Revenue, and the Honourable Ralph Goodale, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, issued the following statement in response to Report 5 entitled “Taxation of E-Commerce,” which included two recommendations for the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and one recommendation for the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
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The Honourable Joyce Murray, President of the Treasury Board and Minister of Digital Government, today issued the following statement on the reports tabled by the Auditor General.
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Ottawa, May 7, 2019 – The Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, the Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction and the Honourable Ralph Goodale, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, today issued the following statement: