The Honourable Josée Verner, Minister of International Cooperation and Minister for La Francophonie and Official Languages, will chair a ceremony tomorrow to celebrate the International Day of La Francophonie, attended by several hundred guests and artists at the National Gallery of Canada, in Ottawa.
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Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, will officially open a new art exhibition entitled "Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal at Rideau Hall" on Wednesday, March 21, 2007 at 5:00 p.m.
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The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, today tabled a balanced budget that moves to restore fiscal balance in Canada, cuts taxes for working families, reduces the national debt and invests in key priorities like improving health care and environmental protection.
The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, will deliver a speech at a dinner of the National Council on Canada-Arab Relations on March 19 in Ottawa.
The Honourable Greg Thompson, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Member of Parliament for New Brunswick Southwest, on behalf of the Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, together with the Honourable Shawn Graham, Premier of New Brunswick, and the Mayor of Saint John, Norm McFarlane, today announced that their governments have each committed up to $26.6 million to complete the Saint John Harbour Clean Up.
The Honourable Monte Solberg, Minister of Human Resources and Social Development and the Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety Canada, today announced the beginning of consultations for a proposed new service for victims of abuse.
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Shortly after the 2007 budget is tabled on March 19, 2007, at approximately 4:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), all budget documents will be available free of charge on the Department of Finance website at www.fin.gc.ca.