The Honourable Greg Rickford, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources and Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario, will highlight the Harper Government's unprecedented support for the forest industry and make an announcement supporting innovation, jobs and economic growth, while attending the World Conference on Timber Engineering 2014.
Today, Lois Brown, Parliamentary Secretary to the Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, hosted a round table with Mike Wallace, Member of Parliament for Burlington, and local stakeholders, to discuss the way forward to continue to improve the lives of mothers and their children in the developing world. This meeting was part of the consultations announced by Prime Minister Stephen Harper at the Saving Every Woman, Every Child: Within Arm's Reach Summit which took place in Toronto last May.
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement:
"Canada continues to condemn the repugnant killing of innocent civilians, including women and children, from Christian, Yazidi and other religious and minority communities in northern Iraq by the terror group ISIS [Islamic State of Iraq and Syria].
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
| news releases
The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade, on behalf of the Honourable James Moore, Minister of Industry, today committed government support in the amount of $30 million over five years to a newly formed, industry-led network dedicated to aerospace innovation. The network, the Consortium for Aerospace Research and Innovation in Canada (CARIC), launched in April 2014. Minister Fast made the announcement at the 2014 Aerospace, Defence and Security Expo.
The Government of Canada is committed to investing in innovative clean technologies that create high-quality jobs, generate new economic opportunities and protect the environment.
The Honourable John Duncan, Minister of State and Member of Parliament for Vancouver Island North, on behalf of the Honourable Greg Rickford, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources and Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario, today announced a new, additional investment of $600,800 as part of Canada's comprehensive strategy for enhancing innovation and competitiveness under Canada's ecoENERGY Innovation Initiative (ecoEII).
| Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
| news releases
Manitoba's four diversification centres will receive nearly $45,000 to purchase specialized equipment to support innovation and create new opportunities for farmers, Agriculture, Food and Rural Development Minister Ron Kostyshyn and Bob Sopuck, Member of Parliament for Dauphin-Swan River-Marquette announced today.
David Wells, Senator for Newfoundland and Labrador, today witnessed the departure of the CCGS Terry Fox from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, as it headed out on a six-week scientific survey to collect data needed for Canada's Arctic continental shelf submission. It will be joined by the CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent, which departs from the same location tomorrow. A second survey, to collect additional data, will be conducted in 2015.
