The Honourable Joe Oliver, Minister of Finance, will make an announcement on behalf of the Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, concerning support for public financial management in the Caribbean.
The Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), General Tom Lawson, earlier today visited 16 Wing of the Royal Canadian Air Force in Borden, Ontario, where he met with Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members at a Town Hall gathering at the Terra Theatre.
VANCOUVER – Fisheries and Oceans Canada will be holding a technical briefing for media interested in an update on Fraser River sockeye returns to date and preliminary fishing opportunities on these fish.
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The Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Employment and Social Development and Minister for Multiculturalism, has announced that the Agreement on Social Security between Canada and the Federative Republic of Brazil comes into force today, August 1, 2014. This Agreement will enable Canada and Brazil to coordinate pension benefits and contributions for people who have lived or worked in both countries. The Agreement will coordinate the operation of Canada's Old Age Security and Canada Pension Plan programs with the comparable pension programs of Brazil.
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement:
"Canada is appalled that Hamas, only hours into the ceasefire, has yet again blatantly violated this agreement.
The Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Transport, today launched a second stage of consultations with a view to strengthen the liability and compensation regime and ensure railways and shippers are held accountable in the event of an incident
James Bezan, Member of Parliament for Selkirk-Interlake, on behalf of the Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Transport, today announced that the Government of Canada is investing $1,902,398 for the rehabilitation of existing visual aids and the installation of new visual aids and associated electrical infrastructure at the St. Andrews Airport