ST. STEPHEN, NEW BRUNSWICK - The Honourable Greg Thompson, Minister of Veterans Affairs, the Honourable Shawn Graham, Premier of New Brunswick, and the Honourable Denis Landry, Minister of Transportation, officially opened a new 23-kilometre section of highway at a ceremony in St. Stephen, New Brunswick. This upgrade, with investments from both the federal and provincial governments, is another investment leading to the completion of the first new border crossing to the United States in Atlantic Canada in 30 years
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Professionals seeking to work temporarily in Canada under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) can now receive work permits for up to three years, the Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, announced today.
The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today congratulated the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on the entry into force of the ASEAN Charter.
Our fallen soldiers, Corporal Thomas James Hamilton, Private John Michael Roy Curwin, and Private Justin Peter Jones, all from 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment based at CFB Gagetown, New Brunswick, will return home to Canada on Tuesday, December 16, 2008.
The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, today announced that the fifth Protocol updating the treaty between Canada and the United States with respect to taxes on income and on capital, signed by Minister Flaherty and Secretary of the Treasury Henry M. Paulson, Jr. on September 21, 2007, entered into force today.
The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, today welcomed a ruling by the World Trade Organization (WTO) Appellate Body, which confirmed that China's practice of applying additional charges on imports of auto parts is inconsistent with its WTO obligations.
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The St. John's area will benefit from the Government of Canada's investment in an employment project aimed at local youth at risk of homelessness. Choices for Youth's Train for Trades project is providing orientation, training and support for 10 at-risk youth.
The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement:
"The Government of Canada has been made aware of two Canadian citizens and a Niger national who have been reported missing in Niger. At this point, we can confirm that Ambassador Robert Fowler, the Special Envoy of the Secretary General of the United Nations to Niger, and Louis Guay, a Canadian diplomat working for the UN in support of Ambassador Fowler, have been reported missing.
