| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
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Event date: October 17, 2014 - The Honourable Ed Holder, Minister of State (Science and Technology), will deliver a keynote address at this year's Canadian Science Policy Conference.
Today, the governments of Canada and Manitoba announced that five communities from Manitoba's Interlake Region will benefit from the New Building Canada Plan's Small Communities Fund.
The Honourable Lynne Yelich, Minister of State (Foreign Affairs and Consular), today issued the following statement in response to yesterday's avalanche in Nepal.
October 16, 2014 - Toronto, Ontario
Member of Parliament for Etobicoke ¿ Lakeshore, Bernard Trottier, 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 up to $38,935 to The Living City Foundation to conserve fish habitat in Toronto through the Long Pond Shoreline Enhancement Project.
The Honourable Tim Uppal, Minister of State (Multiculturalism) and Member of Parliament for Edmonton¿Sherwood Park, on behalf of the Honourable Greg Rickford, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources and Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario, today announced an investment of $1 million under Canada's ecoENERGY Innovation Initiative (ecoEII). The funding will support the InLine Dewatering of Oil Sands Tailings research and development project, which will conduct research into reducing water and energy use when extracting bitumen from Canada's oil sands.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
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Canada Post is confident that its plan to secure postal service for all Canadians, including those with disabilities or mobility issues, will withstand any and all legal scrutiny.
The Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, and Anthony Lake, Executive Director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), will make an announcement regarding the provision of assistance to the children of Iraq.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
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Federal, Provincial and Territorial (F/P/T) Ministers Responsible for Seniors met this week in Charlottetown to review recent collaborative work and discuss ways to further support the well-being of seniors living in Canada.
The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, on behalf of the Honourable Rob Moore,
Minister of State (ACOA), and the Honourable Allen Roach, PEI Minister of Innovation and Advanced Learning, today announced support for Junior Achievement of Prince Edward Island (JAPEI) for programming during the 2014 -2015 school year.