| Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
| media advisories
Representatives of the media are invited to a news conference during which the Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, will make an announcement concerning the organization ACET.
The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment, Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency and Minister for the Arctic Council; Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird; the Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade; and the Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, today approved the Joint Statement by Canada and the European Union on Access to the European Union of Seal Products from Indigenous Communities of Canada.
| Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
| speeches
Canada's anti-spam legislation came into effect this summer. For us at the CRTC, this was a significant event. That's because it's good news for all Canadians who use electronic communications. And that means nearly all Canadians. The response was immediate. Within the first week, we received over 8,000 submissions on possible spamming activity.
The Honourable Dr. K. Kellie Leitch, Minister of Labour and Minister of Status of Women, congratulated Brink's Canada Limited and Unifor Local 4266 for reaching a new collective agreement for all employees operating out of the Ottawa-Cornwall office. The previous collective agreement for some 125 employees, working as assistant-cashiers, messengers, drivers, guards, money room clerks, coin rollers, janitors, rovers and ATM technicians/crew chiefs, expired on June 22, 2014.
| Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
| news releases
The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, joins the Honourable Bernard Valcourt, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, in underscoring the progress of work on the Pointe-à-John dock. Unable to attend, they welcome the inauguration of the work completed to date.
| Western Economic Diversification Canada
| media advisories
Kelowna, BC, October 10, 2014 – Members of the media are invited to attend an important event with the Honourable Michelle Rempel, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification in support of innovative soldier survivability systems and related technologies.
| Western Economic Diversification Canada
| media advisories
Kelowna, BC, October 10, 2014 – On October 14, 2014, the Honourable Michelle Rempel, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, will provide remarks at a luncheon hosted by the Kelowna Chamber of Commerce. The Minister will provide an overview of the Government of Canada's 2014 Budget, as well as outline Western Economic Diversification Canada's strategic agenda.
On October 2, 2014, at about 9:05 am, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, a package containing contraband was seized in the minimum security unit at Mission Institution.
The Honourable Diane Finley, Member of Parliament for Haldimand-Norfolk, will make an important announcement about a Government of Canada investment in Norfolk County.