| Public Services and Procurement Canada
| news releases
The Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) and Secretary of State (Agriculture), and the Honourable Peter Gordon MacKay, Minister of National Defence and Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, today announced that the Government of Canada has awarded a $374 million contract to General Dynamics Land Systems Canada (GDLS-C) to provide a full range of services to the Canadian Forces Wheeled Light Armoured Vehicles fleet.
Residents and visitors to the Restigouche area will be able to appreciate chamber music in all its forms, thanks to an investment by the Government of Canada.
Residents of Saskatchewan will have an opportunity to discover literary and cultural works at a festival promoting literary artists from across Canada, thanks to an investment from the Government of Canada.
The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety, today announced that the Government of Canada provided final payments to the province of New Brunswick through the Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements (DFAA). The payments were for flooding which occurred in 1999 and 2000.
| Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
| media advisories
Media representatives are invited to a news conference during which the Honourable Jean-Pierre Blackburn, Minister of Labour and Minister of Canada Economic Development, will announce funding to Portes Béginois Inc. to enable the firm to increase its competitiveness and productivity.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
| news releases
Starting and running a business in the city of Brantford just became easier thanks to BizPaL, a new online business permit and licence service that saves time spent on paperwork and helps entrepreneurs start up faster.
Mr. Reyat, the only person found guilty of involvement in the Air India terrorist attack, faces prosecution on the very serious charge of perjury. Perjury strikes at the core of our legal system and its search for truth.
On Monday, July 14, the Canadian Space Agency invites media representatives to see an impressive full-scale, tennis court-sized model of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) on its first visit to Canada. Slated for launch in 2013, the JWST is billed as the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope. The model weighs 5.4 tonnes, and is approximately 24 metres long, 12 metres wide and 12 metres tall.
The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety, will be joined by Rob Moore, MP for Fundy Royal and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada.
