| Employment and Social Development Canada | statements
Prime Minister Stephen Harper issued the following statement today on the occasion of Canada's National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women 2007, marking the 18th anniversary of the murder of 14 young women at l'École polytechnique de Montréal.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | statements
Good morning, Mr. Chairman and committee members.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | statements
Prime Minister Stephen Harper issued the following statement today at the lighting of the Christmas Lights Across Canada.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | statements
I would like to begin by saying how pleased I am to appear before this committee to discuss my perspectives on the medium-term policy issues facing the Bank of Canada. I am looking forward to many future appearances before both this committee and its counterpart in the Senate, since a critical component of the Bank's accountability to Canadians is having the Governor appear periodically before Parliamentarians to explain the Bank's views on the economy, monetary policy, and the financial system.
| Royal Canadian Mounted Police | statements
Good afternoon. I would like to thank you all for joining us today. My name is Bill Sweeney and I am a Deputy Commissioner in the RCMP currently serving in the capacity of Senior Advisor to the Commissioner. I assumed this post in July of this year. Prior to this appointment I served as the Deputy Commissioner in the North West Region, where I oversaw RCMP operations in Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
| Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada | statements
The following statement was released by the Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians, following the announcement by Rio Tinto PLC and its joint venture partner Harry Winston Diamond Corporation of an additional $563 (US) million investment in their Diavik Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories:
| Canadian Heritage | statements
Hanukkah marks the triumph of the Jewish people against tyranny more than two thousand years ago. Jews around the world commemorate this miracle by lighting the menorah. Hanukkah culminates on the eighth night, when all the candles burn together, symbolizing the struggle of the Jewish people against adversity.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | statements
The Commissioner of Official Languages, Mr. Graham Fraser, made the following comments in response to the publication of data on languages in Canada taken from the 2006 Census:
| Environment and Climate Change Canada | statements
On behalf of the Honourable John Baird, Minister of the Environment, who unfortunately cannot be with us here today, and the Government of Canada, I would like to express our appreciation to Dr. Mangena and thank the Republic of South Africa for organizing the Fourth Earth Observation Summit.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | statements
The Privacy Commissioner of Canada today released the following statement in response to the Government's proposal to address identity theft:
