| Department of Justice Canada | news releases
The Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., M.P. for Niagara Falls, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, today introduced legislation to clearly limit the amount of credit that the courts may grant to convicted criminals for the time they served in custody prior to their sentencing.
| Department of Finance Canada | news releases
The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, today released The Fiscal Monitor for January 2009.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
Prime Minister Stephen Harper today announced the appointment of The Honourable Chief Justice J. Derek Green, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador, Trial Division, as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador, Court of Appeal. He replaces the Honourable Chief Justice Clyde K. Wells, who retired in February 2009.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
The Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of International Cooperation, today announced a major initiative that will help Haiti build a skilled workforce necessary for sustained economic growth. This support will strengthen the CANADO (Centre de Formation Professionnelle d'Haïti) as it upgrades training programs and facilities to ensure alignment with labour market needs.
| National Defence | news releases
The Government of Canada today announced that Her Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) Winnipeg will be the fifth Canadian ship since 2006 to join the Standing NATO Maritime Group1 (SNMG1), this time in the Arabian Sea, the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. SNMG1 is a multinational, integrated maritime force consisting of vessels from the various Alliance nations, training and operating together as a single team.
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement concerning the U.S. administration's Afghanistan-Pakistan Strategic Review.
| Impact Assessment Agency of Canada | news releases
The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (the Agency) has awarded a total of $34,400 to three applicants to support their participation in the environmental assessment of the proposed Vision 2010 redevelopment project of the Cameco Corporation's conversion facility in Port Hope, Ontario.
| Canadian Heritage | news releases
The International Theatre Institute (ITI) established World Theatre Day in 1961 to highlight the importance of theatre and the performing arts. Since then, organizations and individuals across the globe have honoured one of humanity's oldest art forms by making theatre more accessible with special performances, workshops, and seminars.
| Canadian Heritage | statements
Over the past month, five young Canadian composers have created unique musical works while taking part in Evolution, the new CBC/Radio-Canada National Composition Prize. Through the Internet, they allowed us to share in the experience of their stay in Banff and gave us insight into the creative process behind these original pieces.
| Transport Canada | news releases
VANCOUVER - The Canada Line is on track and will open by the Labour Day 2009 weekend, about three months earlier than originally scheduled, British Columbia's Premier Gordon Campbell and the Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, announced today
