| Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
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The Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians, the Honourable Ed Doherty, New Brunswick Minister responsible for the Aboriginal Affairs Secretariat, the Honourable Kelly Lamrock, New Brunswick Minister of Education and the New Brunswick Chiefs today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at improving educational outcomes and closing the gap for First Nation students in New Brunswick in band-operated schools on reserve and provincial schools off reserve.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
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The Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of International Cooperation, today concluded a three-day trip to Afghanistan. Her visit will serve to inform the work of the Cabinet Committee on Afghanistan as Canada enters a new phase of engagement with the country ¿ one with a more targeted focus on reconstruction and development in Kandahar.
| Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
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Acting on behalf of the Honourable Jean-Pierre Blackburn, Minister of Labour and Minister of Canada Economic Development, the Honourable Maxime Bernier, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that the firm Komutel will receive $96,000 in repayable funding to carry out a commercialization strategy on the American market.
| Western Economic Diversification Canada
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Small- and medium-sized businesses will soon be able to reduce production costs and enhance competitiveness through an investment in the expansion of the Virtual Reality Centre's services that will give users remote access to high-performance visualization technology.
The Honourable Maxime Bernier, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement regarding the need for accountability following post-election violence in Kenya
| Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
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Acting on behalf of the Honourable Jean-Pierre Blackburn, Minister of Labour and Minister of Canada Economic Development, Luc Harvey, Member of Parliament for Louis-Hébert, took the opportunity at today's official inauguration of Turbomeca Canada's new facilities to announce that the firm received $1,014,000 in repayable funding toward the expansion of its Mirabel plant, which will now handle all tooling support for the Turbomeca group's customers worldwide.
| Western Economic Diversification Canada
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A federal investment will help the Saskatchewan Food Centre explore commercialization opportunities for new food products. The federal investment of nearly $800,000 in research and development was announced today by Brad Trost, Member of Parliament for Saskatoon-Humboldt, on behalf of the Honourable Rona Ambrose, President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of Western Economic Diversification, and the Honourable Gerry Ritz, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board.
| Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada
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Bruce Stanton, Member of Parliament for Simcoe North, today announced the Government of Canada will consider construction of a new water storage facility in the Town of Midland as a priority for up to $1,118,789 in federal infrastructure funding.
| Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
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The Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and non-Status Indians, and Jeffrey Donald Tomah, Chief of the Woodstock First Nation, today signed the Indian Reserve No. 23 Specific Claim Final Agreement.
