| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | statements
The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, made the following statement.
| Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada | statements
Today, Sean Fraser, Canada’s Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, Anne Kang, British Columbia’s Minister of Municipal Affairs, and Trish Mandewo, President of the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM), released a joint statement.
| Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada | statements
The Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, issued the following statement today to mark the coming into force of An Act to provide for the establishment of a national council for reconciliation.
| Canadian Heritage | statements
Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge shares a message with Canadians as we gather for Canada Day
| National Defence | statements
Today, I join Canadians across the country and around the world in celebrating Canada Day. As we celebrate Canada and all that it has to offer, we also recognize that the liberties and opportunities that we enjoy are because generations of Canadian Armed Forces members, past and present, have stood up to defend the values that we hold dear.
| Veterans Affairs Canada | statements
Today, the Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, and the Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, issued the following statement to mark 60 years since the end of the United Nations (UN) Operation in Congo.
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
Canada is extremely disappointed that the UN organizers have excluded non-Taliban Afghan participants, including women's advocates, religious and ethnic minorities, and human rights groups from participating in the meeting’s main sessions.
| Public Health Agency of Canada | statements
Today, the co-chairs of the federal, provincial, and territorial Special Advisory Committee on Toxic Drug Poisonings—Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada's Chief Public Health Officer, and Dr. Yves Léger, New Brunswick's Acting Chief Medical Officer of Health—issued the following statement on the release of the latest surveillance data on opioid and stimulant-related harms in Canada from January 2016 to December 2023.
| Public Health Agency of Canada | statements
The data released today shows the continuation of a trend of consistently high levels of opioid-related deaths and harms since 2020. The number of opioid-related deaths, hospitalizations and emergency services responses in 2023 were comparable to what was observed during the pandemic.
| Canadian Coast Guard | statements
Today, the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer published its report, titled The Polar Icebreaker Project: 2024 Update, on the procurement of two Polar Icebreakers for the Canadian Coast Guard. We welcome this report because it provides us with valuable data that will support our goal of investing every taxpayer dollar in the best way.
