Residents of Northern Alberta and Northern British Columbia will continue to enjoy well-renowned arts and culture festival thanks to an investment by the Government of Canada.
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The Honourable Monte Solberg, Minister of Human Resources and Social Development, today announced an advertising campaign launched in support of the Canada Student Loans Program.
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The Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Jennifer Stoddart, sent the following letter to the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada, regarding her concern about remarks made by the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security suggesting fingerprints are not "personal data".
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The Honourable Monte Solberg, Minister of Human Resources and Social Development, and the Honourable Andrew Swan, Minister of Competitiveness, Training and Trade for Manitoba, today signed a new agreement to help Manitoban workers improve their skills, and to prepare them for the jobs of the future.
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Today, the Commissioner of Official Languages, Mr. Graham Fraser, applauded the Supreme Court of Canada decision in Société des Acadiens et Acadiennes du Nouveau‑Brunswick Inc. v. Canada, in which he intervened. This case was brought before the courts in 2002 by the Société des Acadiens et Acadiennes du Nouveau‑Brunswick (SAANB) and by Ms. Paulin who had filed a complaint with the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages.
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Her Excellency, the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, will visit Inuvik and Tuktoyaktuk in the Northwest Territories from April 13 to 17, 2008. While in the Beaufort-Delta Region, Her Excellency will meet with leaders, Elders and youth from the Gwich'in, Inuvialuit and Metis communities.
On behalf of the Honourable Jason Kenney, Secretary of State (Multiculturalism and Canadian Identity), Royal Galipeau, Member of Parliament (Ottawa-Orléans) will participate tomorrow in the first 2008 symposium of the Communauté Congolaise du Canada, entitled Une communauté en meilleure santé (A Community in Better Health).
The Honourable Jason Kenney, Secretary of State (Multiculturalism and Canadian Identity), will speak tomorrow at the Taoist Tai Chi Society of Canada's Festival of Health and Longevity.
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Wajid Khan, Member of Parliament for Mississauga-Streetsville, on behalf of the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, today announced funding to help the Dixie Bloor Neighbourhood Centre and YMCA of Greater Toronto deliver settlement services to an estimated 120 newcomer youth in the Peel region.
The Honourable Jason Kenney, Secretary of State (Multiculturalism and Canadian Identity), will speak tomorrow at the Taoist Tai Chi Society of Canada's Festival of Health and Longevity.