The Honourable Greg Rickford, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources and Minister for the Federal Development Initiative for Northern Ontario, today announced that the Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act (ESTMA) has come into force. Today's announcement delivers on our government's commitment with our G7 counterparts to enhance transparency and accountability of payments made by the extractive industry to all levels of government.
Robert Goguen, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Member of Parliament for Moncton–Riverview–Dieppe, on behalf of the Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, was joined today by the Honourable Roger Melanson, New Brunswick Minister of Finance and Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, the Honourable Cathy Rogers, New Brunswick Minister of Social Development, and George LeBlanc, Mayor of Moncton, to announce $1,140,205 in federal funding for the Jonathan Creek storm culvert replacement project in Moncton.
The Honourable Erin O'Toole, Minister of Veterans Affairs, today announced national standards will be set for service dogs which assist Veterans with mental health conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The announcement was made during a visit to the National Service Dogs House and Training Centre in Cambridge, Ontario, where Minister O'Toole met with Veterans' groups and members of psychiatric service dog training organizations.
Tomorrow, Industry Minister James Moore will join Canadian astronauts at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum for an important announcement about Canada's commitment to space.
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 new infrastructure investments totalling $39.4 million in the Rideau Canal National Historic Site.
On May 17, 2015, staff members confiscated a package containing unauthorized items from a visitor to Atlantic Institution, a maximum security federal institution.
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The Honourable Maxime Bernier, Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism) (Agriculture), made the following statement at the start of Tourism Week, which runs from May 31 to June 6
Today, the Chief Public Health Officer of Canada Dr. Gregory Taylor launched a consultation process to support the development of a Federal Framework on Lyme Disease.
