COURTENAY, British Columbia – The Honourable John Duncan, Minister of State and Member of Parliament (Vancouver Island North), on behalf of the Honourable Shelly Glover, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, will make an announcement about the City of Courtenay's centennial celebrations on Wednesday. Minister of State Duncan will be joined by the Honourable Kevin Sorenson, Minister of State (Finance).
Indonesian Foreign Minister, Dr. R. M. Marty M. Natalegawa and Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs, John Baird, met at Gedung Pancasila, Jakarta, on 5 August 2014 for the 4th Bilateral Consultative Forum between the Republic of Indonesia and Canada.
Today, Lois Brown, Parliamentary Secretary to the Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, together with Jeff Watson, Member of Parliament for Essex and Parliamentary Secretary for Transport, held a consultation with the Ukrainian diaspora in Windsor, Ontario.
The Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Transport, today announced that the Government of Canada is investing $255,200 for the replacement of a loader and ramp plow at the Smithers Regional Airport.
The Government of Canada announced an additional $3.6 million in funding to the ongoing Juvenile Justice Reform project. This project, which originally started in 2007, aims to establish a more effective and responsive juvenile justice system in Ukraine that is in line with international standards. It works with Ukrainian legislators, law enforcement agencies, and the court system to facilitate a shift away from incarcerating adolescents for relatively minor crimes and toward the greater application of Canadian approaches for crime prevention, probation, and rehabilitation within Ukraine's framework for youth justice.
Last October, Canada, with the unanimous endorsement of all provinces and territories, reached a historic Agreement-Principle on a free trade agreement with the European Union.
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Today, the Federal Court of Canada approved the settlement between the Government of Canada and the members of the White class action regarding the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Long-Term Disability Insurance Plan.
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today wrapped up a successful visit to Indonesia, where he held talks with his counterpart, Marty M. Natalegawa, and Joko Widodo, president-elect of Indonesia.
On behalf of the Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of Veterans Affairs, Parliamentary Secretary Parm Gill today met with representatives of Veterans' organizations and other stakeholders to gain their perspectives on key issues facing Canada's Veterans.
