OTTAWA – Jacques Gourde, Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister, for Official Languages and for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec and Member of Parliament (Lotbinière–Chutes-Chaudière), will speak during the opening cocktail reception of the annual congress of the Réseau des cégeps et des collèges francophones du Canada on Thursday. Mr. Gourde will represent the Honourable Shelly Glover, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages.
Today, the Honourable Rob Moore, Regional Minister for New Brunswick and Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency), attended the Afghanistan Memorial Vigil commemoration in Fredericton, New Brunswick.
As a former president and CEO of the Toronto Port Authority, I value the opportunity to connect with people in the marine transportation community and talk about issues affecting their work.
The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, on behalf of the Honourable Rob Moore, Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency), and PEI Minister of Innovation and Advanced Learning Allen Roach announced combined funding of $75,000 for Music PEI to help local artists enter the global marketplace.
The Honourable Greg Rickford, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources and Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario, will deliver remarks at the opening of the carbon capture and storage project at the Boundary Dam in Estevan.
The First Nations Health Authority, British Columbia Ministry of Health, and Health Canada are pleased to mark the one-year anniversary of the historic transfer of health services for BC First Nations previously administered and delivered by Health Canada to the new First Nations Health Authority on October 1.
The Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Transport, was in Montreal today at the Transportation Association of Canada's (TAC) annual conference where she marked its 100th anniversary and spoke to delegates about the important role transportation plays in supporting trade and economic growth
