| Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
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Representatives of the media are invited to a news conference during which the Honourable Steven Blaney, Member of Parliament for Lévis¿Bellechasse and Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, will make an announcement 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, concerning the Municipality of Notre-Dame-Auxiliatrice-Buckland.
The Honourable Steven Blaney, Canada's Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness will make an announcement related to the Canada Border Services Agency and Canada's strong borders.
Media are invited to join the Honourable Rob Nicholson, Minister of National Defence, in attending the departure ceremony of Her Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) Fredericton as the ship deploys on Operation REASSURANCE, Canada's contribution to NATO assurance measures in the Mediterranean Sea.
The Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Transport, and Cecil Clarke, Mayor of Cape Breton Regional Municipality, will join Marine Atlantic's President and CEO Paul Griffin for a tour of the new terminal building currently under construction in North Sydney
Costas Menegakis, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration and Member of Parliament for Richmond Hill, and Senator Tobias C. Enverga Jr., on behalf of the Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, will visit the Envirogard Products Limited manufacturing plant in Richmond Hill, Ontario, with members of Toronto's Filipino-Canadian community on December 23, 2014.
December 22, 2014 - Costas Menegakis, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration and Member of Parliament for Richmond Hill, and Senator Tobias C. Enverga Jr., on behalf of the Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, will visit the Envirogard Products Limited manufacturing plant in Richmond Hill, Ontario, with members of Toronto's Filipino-Canadian community on December 23, 2014.
Lois Brown, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Development, on behalf of the Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, will visit GlobalMedic volunteers in Mississauga, Ontario, on December 22, 2014. Ms. Brown will be joined by the Honourable Bal Gosal, Minister of State (Sport) and Member of Parliament for Bramalea-Gore-Malton.
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird will make an important announcement at the National Press Theatre on Friday, December 19, 2014. He will then be available to take questions from representatives of the media.
| Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
| media advisories
Member of Parliament Dave Van Kesteren (Chatham – Kent – Essex) on behalf of Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, will make an announcement in support of the tomato industry on December 19.
