| Employment and Social Development Canada
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On Tuesday, 10 June 2008, the Bank of Canada will announce its decision on the target for the overnight rate. A press release will provide a brief explanation of the decision.
On Thursday, June 5, 2008, Khalil Shariff, Chief Executive Officer of Aga Khan Foundation Canada, will provide an on-record overview of the Foundation's programs, activities and partnerships in Afghanistan.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
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Andrew Scheer, Member of Parliament for Regina-Qu'Appelle, on behalf of the Honourable Gerry Ritz, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board, will be north of Indian Head, on June 6, to plant the 600 millionth tree celebrating the success of the Prairie Shelterbelt Program as part of Environment Week celebrations.
Our fallen soldier, Captain Richard (Steve) Leary, a member of the 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, based in Shilo, Manitoba, is scheduled to return home to Canada tomorrow.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
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Dr. Colin Carrie, Parliamentary Secretary to the Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for National Research Council Canada (NRC), on behalf of Minister Prentice, today announced that NRC has signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with European Aeronautic Defence and Space (EADS) to cooperate on aerospace research and technology development (R&TD). This agreement marks a new level of commitment in a long-standing relationship.
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The Honourable John Crosbie, Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador, will present the insignia of Member of the Order of Canada to Dr. Jon Lien on behalf of Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaƫlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, during a special investiture ceremony on Tuesday June 10, 2008, at 2:30 pm, at Government House in St. John's. Dr. Lien was appointed to the Order on May 3, 2007.
The 225th anniversary of the first Loyalists landing in Shelburne, Nova Scotia, will be celebrated, thanks to an investment by the Government of Canada.