Residents of Oro-Medonte now enjoy smoother rides on four local roads, thanks to contributions from the federal Gas Tax Fund. The completion of this roadwork will improve traffic flow, increase road safety, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and provide better drainage on Line 5 North for years to come.
| Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
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Acting on behalf of the Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, Jacques Gourde, Member of Parliament for Lotbinière¿Chutes-Chaudière and Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister, for Official Languages and for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, announces that Laurier Glass Ltd has been granted financial assistance to conduct various activities aimed at raising the company's productivity.
Today, the Honourable Steven Blaney, Canada's Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, and Dave MacKenzie, Member of Parliament for Oxford, highlight the Royal Assent of Bill C-483 – An Act to Amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (escorted temporary absences).
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In particular, the CRTC can now issue monetary penalties to any company or person that violates the Telecommunications Act as well as related CRTC decisions or regulations.
The Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Transport along with Roxanne James, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, today announced new initiatives aimed at making air travel to the United States even easier for NEXUS members and other low-risk Trusted Travellers who have undergone extensive background checks. Minister Raitt also encouraged travellers to use a new holiday travel toolkit to enable faster and more convenient holiday travel.
| Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
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Member of Parliament Bernard Trottier (Etobicoke-Lakeshore), on behalf of Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, today announced an investment of $67,000 to Zpirit Foods to help broaden the market reach of their unique line of health beverages.
December 17, 2014
Québec, Quebec ¿ Media representatives are invited to an event during which the Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada and MP for Lévis¿Bellechasse and Les Etchemins, will announce an investment on behalf of the Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, to strengthen navigation safety on the St. Lawrence River.