| Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | news releases
Today, the federal and provincial governments launched the new online Saskatchewan Premises Identification (PID) Database to improve the response to and prevention of livestock emergencies.
| Parks Canada | news releases
The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, joined by Mr. Gord Brown, Member of Parliament for Leeds-Grenville, today announced infrastructure investments totalling more than $9 million in Fort Henry National Historic Site in Kingston, Ontario.
| Parks Canada | backgrounders
The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, joined by Mr. Gord Brown, Member of Parliament for Leeds-Grenville, today announced infrastructure investments totalling more than $9 million in Fort Henry National Historic Site in Kingston, Ontario.
| Labour Program | news releases
Today, the Honourable Dr. K. Kellie Leitch, Minister of Labour and Minister of Status of Women, congratulated CityWest Telephone Corp. and Local Union No. 213 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers on the renewal of their collective agreement.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | backgrounders
Almost one million Canadians live with blindness or partial sight. For these individuals, it can be especially difficult to find print material in a format that is both accessible and easy to use. More can be done to ensure that copyright laws do not create additional barriers for those with a print disability and that users have access to the latest and best published material from around the world.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | news releases
Canada has one of the top literacy rates in the developed world, but for some Canadians, this privilege also comes with certain limitations. Today, nearly one million Canadians live with a print disability such as blindness or partial sight, and some Canadians have mobility issues that prevent them from turning a page or pointing a cursor. For these Canadians, it can be especially difficult to obtain material such as textbooks or online resources in a format that is both accessible and easy to use. Canadians should not be denied opportunities to read and educate themselves simply because they are print disabled.
| Natural Resources Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Greg Rickford, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources, will deliver the keynote lunch remarks during Saint John Port Days. Minister Rickford will discuss Canada's plan for Responsible Resource Development and how the federal government's low-tax plan is positioning the Maritimes for jobs and growth opportunities while enhancing environmental protection.
| Service Canada | backgrounders
The Government of Canada is committed to ensuring the safety and security of Canadians and their interests abroad.
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
International Trade Minister Ed Fast and Margaret Fong, Executive Director of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), today, on the margins of Think Asia, Think Hong Kong, signed an arrangement to promote increased commercial cooperation activities between Canada and Hong Kong.
| National Defence | statements
The Chief of Military Personnel issued the following statement regarding Lee Berthiaume's recent Ottawa Citizen article "CAF cutting female targets; Only 14.57% of all officers are women, Deschamps' report says":
