| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
The Honourable Candice Bergen, Minister of State (Social Development), announced today that the Government of Canada is helping Canadians with disabilities develop the skills and experience they need to find jobs.
| Western Economic Diversification Canada | news releases
Today, the Honourable Michelle Rempel, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, announced funding of over $2.1 million for state of the art training equipment for the Agriculture Center of Excellence at the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV).
| Service Canada | news releases
Thanks to the federal Gas Tax Fund, residents in Penetanguishene are now benefitting from both updated water and wastewater systems, as well as a smoother, safer commute on Maria Street.
| Canadian Heritage | media advisories
The Honourable Bernard Valcourt, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development and Member of Parliament (Madawaska–Restigouche), on behalf of the Honourable Shelly Glover, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, will take part in the official opening of the 2014 World Acadian Congress on Friday.
| Transportation Safety Board of Canada | news releases
TSB releases final air investigation report
| Canadian Heritage | news releases
Government of Canada provides funding for Friends of Hank Snow Society
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | media advisories
Event date: August 8, 2014-Industry Minister James Moore will be in St. John's tomorrow to discuss the Harper Government's commitment to removing barriers to internal trade. The Minister will tour the Quidi Vidi Brewing Company. Media are invited to join the tour. Following the tour, the Minister will be available for comment.
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
Today, Lois Brown, Parliamentary Secretary to the Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, hosted a round table along with Susan Truppe, Member of Parliament for London North Centre and Parliamentary Secretary for Status of Women, as well as with 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.
| Global Affairs Canada | backgrounders
In May 2014, Prime Minister Stephen Harper hosted the highly successful Saving Every Woman, Every Child: Within Arm's Reach summit in Toronto, which provided renewed momentum to advance maternal, newborn and child health as a global priority beyond 2015. At the summit, Prime Minister Harper committed to consulting Canadians, as well as civil society, academic and private sector organizations, over the summer. These discussions will build on the immense success of the summit and ensure Canadians' wealth of expertise continues to shape Canada's top development priority.
| Global Affairs Canada | speeches
Address by Lois Brown, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Development: MNCH Round Table
