The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade, will host an export workshop on April 8, 2015, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Held in partnership with Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME), the workshop will provide tools and information to help small and medium-sized enterprises reach their full export potential.
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Event date: April 8, 2015 - The Honourable Pierre Poilievre, Minister of Employment and Social Development, Minister for Democratic Reform and Minister responsible for the National Capital Commission, on behalf of the Honourable Ed Holder, Minister of State (Science and Technology), will make an announcement concerning the Government of Canada's support for partnerships between colleges and local businesses in the National Capital Region. The Minister will be joined by Royal Galipeau, Member of Parliament for Ottawa¿Orléans.
A clean technology startup is building its first commercial demonstration plant in the Municipality of the District of Chester. Sustane Technologies Inc. is working to commercialize and globally market a new disruptive technology that diverts municipal waste from landfills and safely converts it into clean energy and other recyclable materials.
The Honourable Erin O'Toole, Minister of Veterans Affairs, will honour two Veterans of the First Special Service Force (FSSF), known as the Devil's Brigade, with a replica Congressional Gold Medal in recognition of their superior service.
On Wednesday, April 8, 2015, the Honourable Kerry-Lynne D. Findlay, P.C., Q.C., M.P., Minister of National Revenue, will participate in a roundtable discussion with members of the Prince George Chamber of Commerce
On Friday December 6, 2013, Canada filed a submission regarding its Atlantic Ocean continental shelf with the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf. This submission is a significant milestone in the process prescribed by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. At the same time, Canada filed preliminary information concerning the outer limits of its continental shelf in the Arctic Ocean.
The lockdown put in place at the medium security unit at Drumheller Institution on April 3, 2015 has ended and an exceptional search has been completed. The institution has resumed its normal operations.
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The Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario) and Member of Parliament for Cambridge, along with Corneliu Chisu, Member of Parliament for Pickering¿Scarborough East, on behalf of the Honourable Alice Wong, Minister of State (Seniors), will announce support to help seniors.