Colin Carrie, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health, today launched the first phase of Online Solution, a secure online system for processing natural health product submissions, site licences, and clinical trial authorizations for natural health products in Canada .
| Employment and Social Development Canada
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Metro Vancouver residents will benefit from the construction of the new Evergreen Transit Line, thanks to a major new job-creating investment from the Government of Canada's Building Canada Fund.
Toronto - On Friday, February 27, the Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Natural Resources, will be the guest speaker at the Ontario Energy Association's Breakfast Speakers' Series. Minister Raitt will discuss current energy issues in Canada, including energy efficiency, renewable energy, nuclear energy and clean energy technologies, as well as the Government of Canada's Economic Action Plan.
The Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, today introduced new legislation that will fight violence associated with organized crime and gangs.
| Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
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The Honourable Vic Toews, President of the Treasury Board, today tabled in the House of Commons the 2009-10 Main Estimates totalling $236.1 billion in expenditures. Main Estimates provide a detailed listing of the resources required by individual departments and agencies for the upcoming fiscal year.
| Public Services and Procurement Canada
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The Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada and the Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, today announced that the Government of Canada has taken the next step towards procuring mid-shore patrol vessels on behalf of the Canadian Coast Guard.
A joint media availability with the Honourable Peter Gordon MacKay, the Minister of National Defence and Minister for the Atlantic Gateway, General Walt Natynczyk, the Chief of the Defence Staff, and General Gene Renuart, the Commander of NORAD and USNORTHCOM, will be held Friday, February 27, 2009 to discuss Canada and US military relations.
| Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
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he Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, and the Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, will deliver remarks highlighting the Government of Canada's ongoing commitment to Foreign Credential Recognition.
Merv Tweed, Member of Parliament for Brandon-Souris, Manitoba, announced today on behalf of Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, that the Government of Canada is supporting projects under the Drug Strategy Community Initiatives Fund that will strengthen drug prevention among youth in Manitoba.
The Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), William J.S. Elliott, together with Canadian police partners, will meet this week with Canadian police officers serving at the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) to mark the 20th anniversary of Canadian police contributions to international peace operations.