| Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
| media advisories
The media are invited to a press activity on Government of Canada investments to strengthen the industrial and innovation capacity of organizations working in defence supply chains. For this occasion, Carlos Leitão, Member of Parliament for Marc-Aurèle-Fortin and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for CED, will showcase funding provided to two Lanaudière businesses in order to support their integration and growth within national and international defence supply chains.
The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Finance and National Revenue, will make an announcement regarding measures to combat rising occurrences of extortion in Canada. He will be joined by the Honourable Maninder Sidhu, Minister of International Trade, the Honourable Rechie Valdez, Minister of Women and Gender Equality and Secretary of State (Small Business and Tourism), the Honourable Shafqat Ali, President of the Treasury Board, Mayor Carolyn Parrish, Deputy Chief with the Peel Regional Police, Nick Milinovich, and Sarah Paquet, Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre. A media availability will follow.
| Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
| media advisories
The media are invited to a press activity on Government of Canada investments to strengthen the industrial and innovation capacity of organizations working in defence supply chains. For this occasion, Bienvenu-Olivier Ntumba, Member of Parliament for Mont-Saint-Bruno–L’Acadie, will showcase funding provided to two Montérégie businesses in order to support their integration and growth within national and international defence supply chains.
| Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
| media advisories
The media are invited to a press activity on Government of Canada investments to strengthen the industrial and innovation capacity of organizations working in defence supply chains. For this occasion, Linda Lapointe, Member of Parliament for Rivière-des-Mille-Îles, will showcase funding provided to a Boisbriand business in order to support its integration and growth within national and international defence supply chains.
| Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
| media advisories
The media are invited to a press activity on Government of Canada investments to strengthen the industrial and innovation capacity of organizations working in defence supply chains. For this occasion, Carlos Leitão, Member of Parliament for Marc-Aurèle-Fortin and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for CED, and Tim Watchorn, Member of Parliament for Les Pays-d’en-Haut, will showcase funding provided to two Laurentides organizations in order to support their integration and growth within national and international defence supply chains.
Parliamentary Secretary Claude Guay will provide opening remarks and announce federal measures to protect and support Canada’s forest sector on behalf of the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, the Honourable Tim Hodgson, at the Low-Carbon and Bio-Based Construction Forum in Montreal, Quebec.
The Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, the Honourable Tim Hodgson, will travel to Poland and France from February 17 to 20, 2026, to advance Canada’s energy priorities and support trade diversification and bilateral investment.
Media are invited to participate in a media availability with the Honourable David J. McGuinty, Minister of National Defence, who is advancing Security, Sovereignty, and Prosperity: Canada’s Defence Industrial Strategy
