The Honourable Rob Moore, Minister of State for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), today announced an investment of $900,000 in the Community Business Development Corporations' (CBDC) Entrepreneurial Training Fund (ETF). The announcement coincides with this week's celebration of the 12th annual CBDC Day
| Employment and Social Development Canada
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The Honourable Pierre Poilievre, Minister of Employment and Social Development, and Tom Lukiwski, Member of Parliament for Regina-Lumsden-Lake Centre, will address an important issue that has arisen with the delivery of the Universal Child Care Benefit (UCCB) that affects families in Regina.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada
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On May 8, 2015, Ronald Leslie Martin was fined $20,000 in Yukon Territorial Court after pleading guilty on March 31, 2015, for illegally importing and exporting wildlife, which are offences under the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act (WAPPRIITA).
The Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., M.P. for Niagara Falls, Minister of Foreign Affairs, will hold a media teleconference on Thursday, May 14, 2015, from Antalya, Turkey, following the NATO Foreign Ministers' Meeting.
| Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
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Canada's position as a world leader in the global fight against anti Semitism was reinforced this week at an international forum that saw experts and dignitaries tackling the issue of hatred towards the Jewish people.
The Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., M.P. for Niagara Falls, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement on military developments in South Sudan
Following a ceremony today at Camp Canada in Kuwait, Brigadier-General Lise Bourgon assumed command of Joint Task Force-Iraq (JTF-I) from Brigadier-General Dan Constable.
"I was disappointed to see the recent media reports on the actions we are taking to respond to the issue of inappropriate sexual behaviour in the Canadian Armed Forces.