The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, announced today the appointment of the next Chair and a new member of the Board of Directors of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB).
The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, today announced the appointment of John S. McFarlane, Q.C., and Éric Pronovost, CA, CIRP, Licensed Trustee, to the Board of Directors of Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation (CDIC).
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Justice Minister Rob Nicholson today announced the Honourable Justice Thomas A. Cromwell as the Government's nominee to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court of Canada left by the resignation of the Honourable Mr. Justice Michel Bastarache. Mr. Justice Cromwell currently sits on the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal.
The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, today announced the appointment of N. William C. Ross as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Canada Development Investment Corporation (CDIC).
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The Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, today announced funding to help six organizations in Durham Region deliver settlement services to an estimated 2,400 newcomers in the community.
Our fallen soldiers, Corporal Andrew Paul Grenon, Corporal Michael James Alexander Seggie, and Private Chad James Horn, all members of the 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry from Shilo, Manitoba are scheduled to return home to Canada tomorrow.
Four new or revised annexes to the Canadian Pandemic Influenza Plan for the Health Sector (CPIP) were published today. These annexes provide the health sector with important new guidance and information to help support them in planning for and responding to an influenza pandemic.
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The Honourable Monte Solberg, Minister of Human Resources and Social Development, today announced the first round of investments for the Enabling Accessibility Fund (EAF), as part of a $45 million commitment over three years made in Budget 2007 to expand opportunities for people with disabilities and improve accessibility across Canada.
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The Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of International Cooperation, today announced the Government's plan to fully untie Canada's development assistance by 2012-13.