NEW WESTMINSTER - On Thursday, May 14, the Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Natural Resources, will announce significant federal investments in Canada's Economic Action Plan aimed at creating jobs and supporting economic renewal in communities that have been hard hit by the recession.
VANCOUVER - On Thursday, May 14, the Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Natural Resources, will speak at the PricewaterhouseCoopers 22nd Annual Global Forest and Paper Industry Conference. Minister Raitt will discuss forest-specific measures in Canada's Economic Action Plan 2009 and opportunities for Canada's forest industries.
Kelowna - On Thursday, May 14, 2009, the Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Natural Resources, will speak at the GeoExchange BC Conference. Minister Raitt will highlight the Government of Canada's clean energy initiatives.
The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, will speak at the Canada China Business Forum on Friday, May 15, 2009.
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May 14th, 2009 - Export Development Canada (EDC) and Canada's private credit insurance providers today announced their intention to collaborate to facilitate up to CAD 1 billion in new domestic credit to help Canadian companies.
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Fifteen years ago, the United Nations declared May 15 International Day of Families. Let us make this day an opportunity to reflect on family values in our lives and in our society.
The European Space Agency's Herschel Space Observatory and Planck space telescope were successfully launched simultaneously at 9:12 a.m. Eastern today aboard the same Ariane 5 rocket from Kourou, French Guiana. With funding from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), four Canadian science teams made important contributions to both satellites, considered to be two of the most ambitious missions seeking to better understand the birth of stars and the dawn of the Universe. While the Herschel and Planck satellites are two separate missions, both contribute to enhance their respective research areas in far-infrared astronomy and cosmology.
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A local person with disabilities will get help to prepare for and obtain employment thanks to Government of Canada support for a local employment project. Mr. John Duncan, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Member of Parliament for Vancouver Island North, made the announcement today on behalf of the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development.