| Public Services and Procurement Canada
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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, on behalf of the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Public Works and Government Services, today broke ground on the reconstruction of the Voltigeurs de Québec Armoury.
| Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
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The Honourable Greg Rickford, Minister of Natural Resources and Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario, on behalf of the Honourable Bernard Valcourt, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, today announced infrastructure investments for 19 First Nations in Ontario, most of which are remote communities. Minister Rickford made the announcement while visiting Kasabonika Lake First Nation today.
| Impact Assessment Agency of Canada
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The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency invites the public to comment on the draft Environmental Assessment Report of the proposed Tazi Twé Hydroelectric Project, located in Saskatchewan.
| Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario - FedNor
| media advisories
The Honourable Greg Rickford, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources and the Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario (FedNor), will be in Kenora on Wednesday, May 20, 2015, to make an important Government of Canada announcement in support of infrastructure, jobs, growth and prosperity in communities across Northern Ontario.
| Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
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Today, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and International Trade Minister Ed Fast, alongside Canadian cattle and hog producers in Ottawa, reaffirmed Canada's longstanding position that the United States (U.S.) must repeal its protectionist and harmful COOL policy or face retaliatory measures.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
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Scott Armstrong, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Employment and Social Development and Minister of Labour and Member of Parliament for Cumberland–Colchester–Musquodoboit Valley, on behalf of the Honourable Pierre Poilievre, Minister of Employment and Social Development, today announced funding, through the Aboriginal Skills and Employment Training Strategy (ASETS), to the Native Council of Nova Scotia. This federal investment will provide Aboriginal people with training and work experience, including in the skilled trades.
| Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
| media advisories
Members of the media are invited to join the Honourable Rob Moore, Regional Minister for Newfoundland and Labrador and Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency), for a program announcement related to infrastructure.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
| media advisories
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, will announce an investment to Lake of the Woods Brewing Company to help local youth find jobs.
Representatives from all levels of government were in Gimli today to celebrate an investment that will improve transit service reliability for persons with disabilities in the area covered by the Rural Municipalities of Armstrong, St. Andrews and Gimli, the Town of Winnipeg Beach and the Village of Dunnottar.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
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The Honourable Candice Bergen, Minister of State for Social Development, delivered a keynote speech today to the Chamber of Commerce in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, following the tabling of Economic Action Plan 2015 on April 21, 2015. In her remarks, Minister Bergen spoke about how the Harper Government supports job creators and families.
