| Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
| news releases
The Honourable Jean-Pierre Blackburn, Minister of Labour and Minister of Canada Economic Development, today announced that the firm Oxygène Dolbeau will receive $98,960 in repayable funding for the design, manufacture and testing of an automatic packer prototype. This project will necessitate an overall investment of $353,430 and result in the creation of seven new jobs in the Dolbeau-Mistassini area.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
| media advisories
Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, is hosting a multimedia Youth Dialogue on youth, democracy and civic engagement, during the 4th World Youth Congress. The Governor General is the honorary patron of the Congress, which is taking place from August 10 to 21, 2008, in the City of Québec.
The Honourable David Emerson, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement on the recent violence in Georgia's South Ossetia region.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
| news releases
As I committed to on July 9, I have now met with the chief executive officers of Bell Mobility and TELUS and have expressed, on behalf of Canadian consumers, my serious concerns with their plans to potentially charge for unsolicited, unwanted spam text messages.
The Honourable Peter Gordon MacKay, Minister of National Defence and Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, and the Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada, will make a joint announcement regarding the acquisition of equipment for the Canadian Forces.
