| Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
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Muslim youth will have the opportunity to participate in two projects that will help address issues around discrimination and promote cross-cultural understanding, thanks to support from the Government of Canada.
| Public Services and Procurement Canada
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The Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of Public Works and Government Services, the Honourable Peter Gordon MacKay, Minister of National Defence and Minister for the Atlantic Gateway, and the Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry, today announced that the Government of Canada awarded a contract to Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH of Schneizlreuth, Germany, to provide 14 Ship's Offboard Passive Electronic Countermeasures Systems (ECM) for the Halifax Class Ships.
The Honourable Jean-Pierre Blackburn, Minister of National Revenue and Minister of State (Agriculture), wants Canadians to know that they will see more money in their pockets, thanks to the Government of Canada's Economic Action Plan.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
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The Commissioner of Official Languages, Graham Fraser, is proud to announce today that Linda Leith, President and Artistic Director of Blue Metropolis Foundation of Montréal is the first recipient of the Award of Excellence ¿ Promotion of Linguistic Duality.
The Canadian Navy is proud to welcome Ms. Patricia Lang as its newest Honorary Captain, as announced by Vice-Admiral Drew Robertson, Commander Maritime Command.
| Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
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The Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians, and Mary Simon, President of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK), today added their signatures to the Inuit Education Accord.
On behalf of the Government of Canada, the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, today announced that April 2 will be recognized as World Autism Awareness Day in Canada .
| Employment and Social Development Canada
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Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, announced today the names of 75 recipients of the Governor General's Caring Canadian Award.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
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The National Research Council Canada (NRC) and Canada Post will unveil two new stamps today that celebrate the International Year of Astronomy while recognizing Canada's Gold Medal contributions to exploring the stars.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
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Today Canada Post issued two domestic rate (54-cent) stamps to celebrate 2009 as the International Year of Astronomy and recognize the significant role that Canadians have played in uncovering the mysteries of outer space.