The project announced today, valued at $20 million over two fiscal years (2015¿2017), will help improve young Burkinans' access to quality basic education. Canada's contribution will also build the management capacities of Burkina Faso's Ministry of National Education and Literacy (MENA).
The Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, today announced, during a luncheon with the Prime Minister of Burkina Faso, Yacouba Isaac Zida, Canada's support to the Support for Basic Education in Burkina Faso project. This investment will improve access to quality education for youth, provide equitable education for girls and boys, and build the management capacities of the Ministry of National Education and Literacy.
Dr. Gregory Taylor, Canada's Chief Public Health Officer, returned to Canada today after spending a week in West Africa. The visit was an opportunity to observe the evolving situation and needs on the ground as global efforts continue to reach zero Ebola cases.
"I welcome the release of the Ombudsman Report Boards of Inquiry: Families in Focusand I wish to thank the Ombudsman for recognizing the positive improvements that the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) have made to the Board of Inquiry (BOI) process over the past few years.
Today, the Honourable Steven Blaney, Canada's Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, made this statement following the laying of criminal charges under the terrorism provisions of the Criminal Code against two individuals.
HOUSTON - The Honourable Greg Rickford, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources, will participate in a panel discussion with U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz and Secretary of Energy of Mexico Pedro Joaquin Coldwell, at CERAWeek 2015. Minister Rickford and his counterparts will discuss their continental cooperation and North America's role as a secure, reliable and responsible energy producer. The panel will be moderated by Daniel Yergin, Chairman of Cambridge Energy Research Associates.
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Quebecois must come first for Quebec jobs. Our Government will not allow employers to hire temporary foreign workers while leaving Quebecois without jobs.
Minister Paradis reaffirms Canada's leadership and commitment to strong partnerships between public and private sectors to improve lives of world's most vulnerable people