It was with great pleasure that I received the Report on the Government of Canada's Consultations on Linguistic Duality and Official Languages by Special Advisor Bernard Lord. This report gives an overview of the regional and online consultations and the wrap-up event announced in December, and makes recommendations for the next phase of the Action Plan for Official Languages.
The Honourable Peter Gordon MacKay, Minister of National Defence and Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, issued the following statement today on the death of a Canadian soldier in Afghanistan:
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In preparation for our leaders' meeting in New Orleans on April 21-22, we, the ministers responsible for the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America (SPP) met in Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, to review progress on the five priorities identified by leaders in Montebello and to discuss cooperative approaches to common challenges and opportunities.
Today, Colonel Christian Juneau, Acting Commander of Joint Task Force Afghanistan issued the following statement on the number of troops needed in Kandahar Province:
The Honourable Peter Gordon MacKay, Minister of National Defence and Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, released the following statement today on the transferring command from Maj.-Gen Jacko Page of the United Kingdom to Maj.-Gen Marc Lessard of Canada:
Lieutenant-General Michel Gauthier, Commander Canadian Expeditionary Force Command (CEFCOM) issued the following statement upon the release of the Board of Inquiry (BOI) findings on the death of Major Paeta Hess-Von Kruedener:
