Chris Warkentin, Member of Parliament for Peace River, on behalf of the Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Transport, will be joined by Thomas Tarpey, Mayor of Peace River, to make an important announcement
Mike Wallace, Member of Parliament for Burlington, on behalf of the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Public Works and Government Services, today announced that the Government of Canada has issued an invitation to tender for the upcoming construction project at the Burlington Canal Lift Bridge to replace key components of the bridge lift system.
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today concluded a visit to Norway, the first stop in a trip to Europe for meetings with key partners and allies to promote the need for strong coordination on a number of global security and humanitarian challenges.
Today, the Honourable Dr. K. Kellie Leitch, Minister of Labour and Minister of Status of Women, announced, on behalf of the Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, funding for Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) to support its operations in Ethiopia that are improving access to health care and medical services for an estimated 478,000 people living in Ethiopia's conflict-affected Somali region.
On August 26, 2014, the Canadian Coast Guard, will dedicate and commission its new fisheries research vessel CCGS Leim. Members of Alexander Henry Leim's family will be participating in the ceremony.
Today, Minister of Justice Peter MacKay met with victims, justice system advocates and members of the legal community to discuss several recent measures taken by the Federal Government to keep Canada's streets and communities safe.
Today, Devinder Shory, Member of Parliament for Calgary Northeast, on behalf of the Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, announced funding for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) for the provision of humanitarian assistance to hundreds of thousands of children, women and their families in Afghanistan.
"Canada is deeply disturbed by today's news that Russian vehicles have illegally entered Ukraine for the purported purpose of delivering humanitarian aid.