OTTAWA - On December 15, 2008, I outlined a number of steps this Government is taking to ensure that Canadians have a secure supply of medical isotopes over both the short and long term. This included bringing together key global players as part of an international forum hosted by the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) on January 29-30, 2009.
| Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
| media advisories
Toronto, January 29, 2009 - Senator Donald Oliver, on behalf of the Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, will attend a Black History Month celebration kick-off hosted by the Toronto Police Service.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
| news releases
Roads, bridges, highways, tunnels, rail links, broadband Internet access, border crossings, colleges and universities are all among the projects that will benefit from the $12 billion in infrastructure funding contained in the Harper Government's Economic Action Plan.
The Government of Canada today introduced proposed legislation that will modernize and strengthen product safety laws by overhauling existing rules to further protect the health and safety of Canadians.
The Minister of National Defence and the Atlantic Gateway, the Honourable Peter Gordon MacKay, today announced plans for Fraser to be transferred back to the Department of National Defence from its current owner, the Artificial Reef Society of Nova Scotia (ARSNS).
The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, and the Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, will travel to Davos, Switzerland, from January 30 to February 1, 2009, to attend the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum. The theme of this year's meeting is "shaping the post-crisis world."
The Consular Affairs Bureau of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada publishes information on safety and security conditions abroad. Following is a list of changes made to Current Issues and Travel Reports released in the last 24 hours. This list is subject to change. Please visit www.voyage.gc.ca for further information.