December 4, 2014
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA ¿ On Friday, December 5, Joyce Bateman, MP for Winnipeg South Centre, on behalf of the Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, will share details about the Government of Canada's on-going efforts to stop the spread of aquatic invasive species such as Zebra mussels.
| Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
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December 4, 2014 - MONTREAL, QC - Today, Canada welcomed more than 700 new citizens from nearly 100 countries at four citizenship ceremonies in Montreal.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
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Today, Industry Minister James Moore made the following statement on Burger King's application under the Investment Canada Act to acquire control of Tim Hortons:
| Employment and Social Development Canada
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The success of Canada's economy, the prosperity of its communities and the well-being of its families depends on advancing cutting edge science, technology and innovation in Canada.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
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The Government of Canada's investments in research and development have made a major contribution to Canada's strong performance in science, technology and innovation (ST&I). However, our post-secondary institutions face significant competition from their international counterparts in the search for the best minds and partnership opportunities that enable breakthrough discoveries. Canada's ability to attract top talent, innovators and research partners requires its world-class institutions to be among the best on the global stage.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper today officially launched the Canada First Research Excellence Fund during a tour of the IBM facility in Markham. He was joined by Ed Holder, Minister of State (Science and Technology), Paul Calandra, Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister and for Intergovernmental Affairs, Joe Daniel, Member of Parliament for Don Valley East, and John Carmichael, Member of Parliament for Don Valley West.
Please let me express Canada's appreciation to the governments of Afghanistan and the United Kingdom for co-hosting the London Conference on Afghanistan.
| Canadian International Trade Tribunal
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Ottawa, Ontario, December 4, 2014-The Canadian International Trade Tribunal today initiated an inquiry to determine whether the dumping of oil country tubular goods from Chinese Taipei, the Republic of India, the Republic of Indonesia, the Republic of the Philippines, the Republic of Korea, the Kingdom of Thailand, the Republic of Turkey, Ukraine and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, and the subsidizing of the above-mentioned goods from the Republic of India, the Republic of Indonesia, the Republic of the Philippines, the Kingdom of Thailand, Ukraine and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, have caused injury or retardation or are threatening to cause injury. This final injury inquiry was initiated further to a notice received from the Canada Border Services Agency stating that preliminary determinations had been made respecting the dumping and subsidizing of the above-mentioned goods.