Minister Findlay signs the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement, helping to set the stage for the automatic exchange of financial information with international partners starting in 2018
This send-off for heads of mission is a long-standing tradition here at Rideau Hall. A way to say thank you for your service and to wish you bon voyage as you leave Canada to take up postings around the world.
Today, Blake Richards, Member of Parliament for Wild Rose, on behalf of the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, announced that Parks Canada has released draft Lake Louise Ski Area Site Guidelines for Development and Use for public consultation. The proposed Site Guidelines, developed by Parks Canada in collaboration with the Lake Louise Ski Area, include major gains in conservation, visitor experience and education for one of Canada's most iconic winter destinations.
A successful second construction season has come to a close on the Inuvik Tuktoyaktuk Highway in the Northwest Territories. Once completed, this important piece of northern infrastructure will provide all-weather access to Tuktoyaktuk, which is currently only served by ice road, barge, and air. It will also be the only public road to the Arctic Ocean in Canada.
Following Prime Minister Harper's commitment at the June 2013 G8 Leaders' Summit to contribute to global efforts of deterring corruption and promoting transparency in the extractive sector, the Government of Canada enacted the Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act (ESTMA) as part of the Economic Action Plan 2014. This Act comes into force on June 1, 2015.