8 WING/CFB TRENTON, Ont. – The Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., M.P. for Niagara Falls, Minister of National Defence will make an announcement for the Canadian Armed Forces on Friday, December 19, 2014.
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.
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.
| Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
| media advisories
Member of Parliament Brad Trost (Saskatoon-Humboldt) will be in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, on Thursday, December 18, to make an announcement supporting disease control for swine and beef herds in Canada.
December 17, 2014
Miramichi, New Brunswick ¿ The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, along with Tilly O'Neill Gordon, Member of Parliament for Miramichi, will announce initiatives and funding to benefit Atlantic salmon. They will be joined by representatives of the Atlantic Salmon Federation as well as the Miramichi Salmon Association.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
| media advisories
Event date: December 18, 2014 - Accredited media are invited to join Industry Minister James Moore as he announces new measures to deliver more choice, lower prices and better service in Canada's wireless industry.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
| media advisories
Lawrence Toet, Member of Parliament for Elmwood–Transcona, on behalf of the Honourable Candice Bergen, Minister of State for Social Development, alongside the Honourable Kevin Chief, Manitoba Minister of Jobs and the Economy, will announce investments to help youth in Winnipeg receive training and better access to job opportunities.
The Honourable Kerry-Lynne Findlay, Minister of National Revenue, will announce new initiatives to make transiting through airports faster and more convenient
Colonel Daniel Constable, Commander of Joint Task Force – Iraq, will host a teleconference on Thursday December 18, to provide an update on Canada's operations against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).