Members of the media are invited to attend an important infrastructure announcement with James Bezan, Member of Parliament for Selkirk-Interlake, 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, Drew Caldwell, Manitoba Minister of Municipal Government, Randy Sigurdson, Mayor of the Town of Arborg, and Rick Gamble, Mayor of the Village of Dunnottar.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
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The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, on behalf of the Honourable Pierre Poilievre, Minister of Employment and Social Development, today announced additional federal funding to Pathways to Education Canada. Minister MacKay spoke about the important work Pathways undertakes in helping at-risk youth stay in school and pursue post-secondary education and in providing students with the employment coaching, financial literacy, career planning and job search skills they need to transition into the jobs that are in demand.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
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Everyday tasks that were once done in person, such as shopping, communicating, learning and banking, are now done online. To help Canadians have better access to these and many other online services, Treasury Board President Tony Clement and Ted Falk, Member of Parliament for Provencher, were in La Broquerie, Manitoba, today to announce that approximately 4,500 homes in Provencher will soon benefit from access to high-speed Internet services.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
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An estimated 2,000 families with children in Regina are eligible to receive money under the Harper Government's proposed enhanced Universal Child Care Benefit (UCCB), but are at risk of not receiving the benefit unless they apply. The Honourable Pierre Poilievre, Minister of Employment and Social Development, along with Member of Parliament for Regina-Lumsden-Lake Centre, Tom Lukiwski, today asked for help from the media and the public to encourage families to apply for the benefit. At today's event, Minister Poilievre and MP Lukiwski also assisted eligible families apply for the benefit.
| Western Economic Diversification Canada
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Members of the media are invited to attend an important event with Brad Trost, Member of Parliament for Saskatoon-Humboldt, on behalf of the Honourable Michelle Rempel, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, to benefit research in mine reclamation.
| Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency
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Please be advised that Yukon MP Ryan Leef, on behalf of the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Environment, Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency, and Minister for the Arctic Council, will make an announcement related to Yukon College.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
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The Harper Government is helping equip youth in Durham Region with the skills and experience they need to find jobs. The announcement was made today by the Honourable Erin O'Toole, Member of Parliament for Durham, on behalf of the Honourable Pierre Poilievre, Minister of Employment and Social Development.
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The Honourable Pierre Poilievre, Minister of Employment and Social Development, today delivered a keynote speech at the Regina and District Chamber of Commerce. Minister Poilievre highlighted that through Economic Action Plan 2015, the Government is helping create jobs, growth and long-term prosperity by focusing on "three Ts"-tax cuts, training and trade.
April 20, 2015 - Port Alberni, British Columbia
Senator Nancy Greene Raine, on behalf of the Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, officially welcomed the new Canadian Coast Guard Ship M. Charles M.B. into service at a ceremony in Port Alberni, British Columbia today. She was joined by several members of the Charles family and the Nitinaht Band.
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The Government of Canada is helping equip young Canadians in Kenora with the information, skills and work experience needed to get jobs. The announcement was made today by the Honourable Greg Rickford, Minister of Natural Resources, Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario and Member of Parliament for Kenora, on behalf of the Honourable Pierre Poilievre, Minister of Employment and Social Development.
