OTTAWA – The Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., M.P. for Niagara Falls and Minister of National Defence, announced today the upcoming deployment of 24 Canadian Armed Forces and Department of National Defence civilian personnel to Bahrain to lead a multinational naval force operating in the Red Sea region.
Joan Crockatt, Member of Parliament for Calgary Centre, today announced Government of Canada support for an exhibit that will highlight the Royal Canadian Navy's role and contribution to the Normandy campaign of the Second World War. MP Crockatt made the announcement on behalf of the Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of Veterans Affairs.
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Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism, and Agriculture) Maxime Bernier will deliver a speech at the official inauguration of the first Supreme Dairy Show in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec.
PRINCE GEORGE, British Columbia – Bob Zimmer, Member of Parliament (Prince George–Peace River), on behalf of the Honourable Bal Gosal, Minister of State (Sport), will take part in the Prince George 2015 Canada Winter Games 100 Days Out Celebration on Tuesday.
The Honourable Ed Fast, Canada's Minister of International Trade, Penny Pritzker, the United States' Secretary of Commerce, and Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal, Mexico's Secretary of Economy, today issued the following statement
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The Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister for Multiculturalism, and the Honourable Tim Uppal, Minister of State for Multiculturalism, issued the following statement to recognize Holocaust Education Month:
Today, the Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Health, and Dr. Gregory Taylor, Chief Public Health Officer of Canada, announced a $30.5 million investment and further actions to strengthen Canada's domestic preparedness and international response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
Media are invited to attend a technical briefing combat strikes against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) on Tuesday, November 4, in Conference Room D, National Defence Headquarters.
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper today welcomed the warm and productive three-day visit to Canada by François Hollande, President of the French Republic. The two leaders reaffirmed the deep and enduring relationship between the two countries, explored ways to further broaden its scope, and reaffirmed the importance of the Canada-France Enhanced Cooperation Agenda.