The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, issued the following statement after concluding a visit to the Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre today.
Members of the media are invited to an important infrastructure event with the Honourable Rob Moore, Regional Minister for Newfoundland and Labrador and Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency), and the Honourable Clyde Jackman, Minister of Municipal and Intergovernmental Affairs.
The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade, and His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.), today announced the launch of negotiations toward a foreign investment promotion and protection agreement (FIPA) between Canada and the United Arab Emirates. Minister Fast and Sheikh Abdullah met with industry representatives in Vancouver to discuss opportunities in Asia-Pacific Gateway infrastructure and transportation.
The Honourable Kerry-Lynne D. Findlay, P.C., Q.C., M.P., Minister of National Revenue, today took part in a roundtable with business owners in Yellowknife to obtain their feedback on the Government of Canada's measures to reduce red tape for small and medium-sized businesses. Minister Findlay also highlighted improvements to the array of online services for businesses offered by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).
"Canada strongly condemns the ongoing sectarian violence in the Central African Republic (CAR), including yesterday's merciless attack on civilians taking refuge in St. Joseph's Cathedral in Bambari."
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird will host His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, his counterpart from the United Arab Emirates, in Toronto following Sheikh Abdullah's four-day tour of Canada featuring stops in Calgary and Vancouver.
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today released the following statement:
"Canada condemns the brazen and indiscriminate attacks that Hamas continues to wage on Israel. Rocket attacks today aimed at Tel Aviv and Jerusalem prove that Hamas continues to target innocent civilians."
TRURO, Nova Scotia - Scott Armstrong, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Employment and Social Development and Member of Parliament (Cumberland-Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley), on behalf of the Honourable Shelly Glover, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, will make an announcement on Tuesday about the Centre communautaire francophone de Truro