The Honourable Stockwell Day, Canada's Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, and Kamal Nath, India's Minister of Commerce and Industry, today announced that Canada and India have agreed to initiate exploratory discussions toward a comprehensive economic partnership agreement.
The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, concluded very successful meetings in New Delhi with senior Indian ministers, during which he highlighted the strengths of the Canadian nuclear industry. Discussions were held with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath, National Security Adviser M. K. Narayanan and Science and Technology Minister Kapil Sibal.
The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, will hold a teleconference following the conclusion of his visit to India.
The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, will hold a teleconference following the conclusion of his visit to India.
OTTAWA - On behalf of the Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Natural Resources, Brad Trost, Member of Parliament for Saskatoon-Humbolt, and Ed Komarnicki, MP for Souris-Moose Mountain, will host a roundtable in Estevan to discuss local energy opportunities. The MPs will also tour SaskPower's Boundary Dam Power Station, which will be the site of the world's first and largest commercial-scale carbon capture and storage demonstration project.
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Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, joined by the Right Honourable Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada, will host the Public Service Outstanding Achievement Awards ceremony at Rideau Hall on Friday, January 23, 2009, at 4 p.m.
OTTAWA, January 20, 2009 ¿ The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Les Cultures de Chez Nous Inc. are warning the public not to consume the leeks described below because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
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Dr. Christian Marois of the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) was named Scientist of the Year 2008 by Radio-Canada today. This award recognizes his team's achievement in capturing the first-ever images of planets circling a star other than the Sun (i.e. exoplanets). The award is shared by the other Canadian members of the team: David Lafrenière (University of Toronto) and René Doyon (Université de Montréal).
The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, today welcomed the official closing of a plan to restructure non-bank sponsored asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP). In December, the Government of Canada agreed to partner with the governments of Quebec, Ontario and Alberta in the provision of a senior funding facility to support a restructuring of non-bank ABCP.
OTTAWA, January 21, 2009 - The public warning issued on January 19, 2009 has been updated to correct the lot code information for one of the listed product. The Code for the Clif brand Builders Peanut Butter Protein Bar should read: