On behalf of the Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Status of Women, James Abbott, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Member of Parliament (Kootenay ? Columbia), today announced funding of $50,000 to the Golden Women's Centre Society for a project designed to improve access to employment information and support for 100 rural women, half of whom are immigrant or Aboriginal. The project, "Putting Women on the Payroll," will also seek practical solutions for employers to make their workplaces safer and more flexible.
The Honorable Gordon O'Connor, Minister of National Defence, today announced the awarding of a contract to General Dynamics Canada to provide the Canadian Forces with a Vital Point Biological Agent Detection, Sampling and Identification (VP Bio Sentry) system. The system will be capable of operating in various extreme climatic conditions and be easily transported to operational areas.
The Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Status of Women, today announced the appointment of Françoise Bertrand, of Montreal, Quebec, as Canada's Member to the Board of Directors of TV5 Québec Canada.
The Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Status of Women, announced today in a symbolic ceremony that ex-gratia payments of $20,000 are now being issued to eligible conjugal partners of Head Tax payers who are now deceased.
Canada Command, the Canadian Forces organization responsible for the conduct of all routine and contingency domestic operations, will conduct the Canadian component of Exercise ARDENT SENTRY/NORTHERN EDGE 07 (AS/NE 07) from April 30 ? May 17, 2007, in a number of locations across Canada. AS/NE 07 is a bilateral national-level exercise with United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) and North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD).
Regina, Saskatchewan, April 11, 2007... Minister of National Revenue Carol Skelton today released the final report of the Canada Revenue Agency's (CRA) Action Task Force on Small Business Issues, titled Helping Small Businesses by Reducing the Compliance Burden.
The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, today issued the following statement in response to bombings in Algiers, Algeria, on April 11 that according to the most recent reports have claimed the lives of at least 23 people, and injured more than 160.
The Honourable Tony Clement, Federal Minister of Health, and the Honourable Chester Gillan, Minister of Health for Prince Edward Island, today announced that Prince Edward Island will establish a Patient Wait Times Guarantee for radiation therapy by March 31, 2010, to be supported by $12.1 million in federal funding. Prince Edward Island will also be eligible to benefit from the $400 million in new funding for Canada Health Infoway, and the $30 million for pilot projects as announced in Budget 2007.
The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Health, and the Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians, today launched the first ever national food guide for First Nations, Inuit and Métis - "Eating Well with Canada's Food Guide - First Nations Inuit and Métis."
The Minister of National Defence Gordon O'Connor and Minister of Public Works and Government Services Michael Fortier, along with the Chief of the Defence Staff General Rick Hillier will make an announcement on procurement initiatives to support Canadian Forces operations.
