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The Honorable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians, today announced the re-appointment of the members of the Cree-Naskapi Commission. The terms of appointment for Mr. Philip Awashish and Mr. Robert Kanatewat, as well as the chairman, Mr. Richard Saunders, have been renewed for another two years.
Celebrate Canada! enables Canadians throughout the country to join together to celebrate the extraordinary achievements that have shaped Canada and to learn more about our diversity and history.
The Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade released the following statement, delivered earlier today by Elissa Golberg, the Representative of Canada in Kandahar, on the Sarpoza Prison attack.
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Representatives of the media are invited to a news conference during which Denis Lebel, Member of Parliament for Roberval-Lac-Saint-Jean, acting on behalf of the Honourable Jean-Pierre Blackburn, Minister of Labour and Minister of Canada Economic Development, will announce funding to Industries B. R. Métal Inc. for the creation of a new manufacturing enterprise.
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The Honourable Jean-Pierre Blackburn, Minister of Labour and Minister of Canada Economic Development, today announced the awarding of $50,000 in non-repayable funding to Aventures O Parc Inc. for the acquisition of equipment needed to launch its operations.
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The Honourable Jean-Pierre Blackburn, Minister of Labour and Minister of Canada Economic Development, today announced $660,000 in non-repayable funding to the Abitibi-Témiscamingue export promotion bureau, 48e Nord International, to continue providing support to the region's small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) until 2011.
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The Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians, today announced funding to support the Yukon Arts Community through Canada's Strategic Investments in Northern Economic Development (SINED) initiative.
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As Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians, I invite all Canadians to take part in National Aboriginal Day celebrations on June 21. I also want to highlight that this year marks 400 years of shared culture and history between Aboriginal peoples and Europeans in Canada.