October 29, 2014 - Prince George, British Columbia
Member of Parliament Dick Harris (Cariboo-Prince George), on behalf of the Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, today announced that, under the second round of the Recreational Fisheries Conservation Partnerships Program, the Government of Canada is providing up to $140,000 to the Baker Creek Enhancement Society, Fraser Basin Council and Nechako Environment and Water Stewardship Society to conserve fish habitat in B.C.'s Central Interior.
October 29, 2014 - Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today met with Manuel A. González Sanz, Costa Rica's Minister of Foreign Affairs, to discuss a number of bilateral and international issues, such as the strong and evolving trade and investment relationship between the two countries, as well as important people-people ties and human rights and security issues in the region.
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The Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Employment and Social Development, will speak at the Economic Summit organized by the Vancouver Island Economic Alliance.
October 29, 2014 - Merritt, British Columbia
Member of Parliament Dan Albas, on behalf of the Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, today announced that, under the second round of the Recreational Fisheries Conservation Partnerships Program, the Government of Canada will provide $55,000 to the Steelhead Society of British Columbia to conserve fish habitat in the Nicola River.
The media are invited to attend the homecoming ceremony of Her Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) Athabaskan, returning from a seven-week deployment in the Caribbean basin and the eastern Pacific Ocean on Operation CARIBBE on October 30, 2014.
Today, the Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, announced Canada's continued support for the Madagascar school feeding program of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP).
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Good afternoon, Mr. Chairman and committee members. I am pleased to introduce you to Carolyn Wilkins, who assumed the post of Senior Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada on 2 May of this year.
The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade, will meet with Penny Pritzker, U.S. Secretary of Commerce, and Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal, Mexico's Secretary of Economy, at the North American Competitiveness and Innovation Conference 2014 on Friday, October 31, 2014, in Toronto.
