The Honourable Julian Fantino, Associate Minister of National Defence, today announced an investment of $736,000 for the Colonel Sherman Armoury in Richmond, for upgrades including interior flooring and lighting improvements, skylight replacement, as well as repairs to the heating and ventilation control system, in support of the Canadian Armed Forces and to help create local jobs in the Metro Vancouver area.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper today announced that the five members of the Advisory Committee on Vice-Regal Appointments are now in place to begin the search for appropriate candidates to fill the position of Lieutenant Governor of Quebec.
April 24, 2015 - Sidney, British Columbia
The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, officially welcomed the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) vessel Captain Goddard M.S.M.into service at a ceremony in Sidney, British Columbia today. She was joined by members of the Goddard family.
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The Government of Canada continues to test demand for the Immigrant Investor Venture Capital (IIVC) Pilot Program-a program which will ensure that immigrants who come to Canada deliver meaningful benefits to our economy and society. The program is reopening from May 25 to December 30, 2015.
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An estimated 1,900 families with children in Vaughan and another 32,000 in Toronto are eligible to receive money under the Harper Government's proposed enhanced Universal Child Care Benefit (UCCB), but are at risk of not receiving the benefit unless they apply. The Honourable Candice Bergen, Minister of State for Social Development, joined by the Honourable Julian Fantino, Associate Minister of National Defence, today asked for help from the media and the public to encourage families to apply for the Benefit, during a visit to the Mom 2 Mom Sale at Vellore Village Community Centre.
The Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., M.P. for Niagara Falls, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement condemning the suicide bombing at a Shi'ite mosque in Saudi Arabia.
Canada remains strongly committed to upholding and strengthening all three pillars of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). For 45 years, the NPT has formed the bedrock of the international regime to advance nuclear disarmament, ensure non-proliferation and facilitate the peaceful uses of nuclear energy.
Prime Minister Harper spoke today with Prime Minister Netanyahu. The two leaders discussed the outcome of the Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference, which ended on May 22, in New York.
