| Employment and Social Development Canada
| news releases
A few months ago, the Government of Canada undertook national consultations with provincial and territorial ministers in order to accelerate investments in bridges, roads and other infrastructure. Since then, the government has presented its Economic Action Plan that accelerates and increases the recent federal historical investments in infrastructure by injecting close to $12 billion over 2 years to stimulate infrastructure projects.
These investments will create jobs and stimulate the economy in the short term and help build the legacy of Canadian communities for years to come.
TORONTO - On Monday, March 30, the Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Natural Resources, will announce new investments in the ecoENERGY Retrofit - Homes program.
The Government of Canada is supporting two projects that will strengthen drug prevention and health promotion strategies for youth in Brant, Ontario. The announcement was made today by Phil McColeman, Member of Parliament for Brant, on behalf of Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health.
The Honourable Peter Gordon MacKay, Minister of National Defence and Minister for the Atlantic Gateway is pleased to announce that the 2007-2008 Annual Report of the Judge Advocate General (JAG) on the administration of military justice in the Canadian Forces was tabled on March 25, 2009, in the House of Commons.
The Governments of Canada and Nova Scotia are investing a total of $22 million in a multi-purpose centre in Pictou County to serve the area's health, business and educational needs. The announcement was made today by the Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence and Minister for the Atlantic Gateway, and Pat Dunn, Nova Scotia Minister of Health Promotion and Protection.
| Public Services and Procurement Canada
| media advisories
Public Works and Government Services Canada wishes to advise all motorists that two Ottawa-bound lanes of the Macdonald-Cartier Bridge will be closed for two days.
The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, today released regulations to provide temporary solvency funding relief for federally regulated defined benefit pension plans.
The Honourable Peter Kent, Minister of State of Foreign Affairs (Americas), will attend the 50th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in Medellín, Colombia, from March 27 to 31, 2009. He will also have bilateral programs in Medellín and Bogotá.
On behalf of the Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, the Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Labour and Member of Parliament (Edmonton-Spruce Grove), today announced funding to support the creation of Canadian editorial content in REPORT Magazine.
| Western Economic Diversification Canada
| news releases
Today, Ron Cannan, Member of Parliament for Kelowna-Lake Country, on behalf of the Honourable Lynne Yelich, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, announced a federal investment to the Okanagan Research & Innovation Centre (ORIC) to expand to Kelowna and further strengthen services available for small business in B.C.'s Okanagan Valley.
