| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
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| National Defence | statements
The Honourable Peter Gordon MacKay, Minister of National Defence and Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, issued the following statement today for Air Force Appreciation Day on Parliament Hill:
| Statistics Canada | news releases
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| Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada | news releases
The Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada, the Honourable Michael M Fortier, on behalf of the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, the Honourable Lawrence Cannon, and the MNA for Westmount-Saint-Louis and Second Co-Chair of the National Assembly, Jacques Chagnon, on behalf of the Deputy Premier and Minister of Municipal Affairs and Regions, Nathalie Normandeau, are announcing today that the City of Westmount will receive $920,031 under the federal-provincial agreement on the transfer of a portion of federal gasoline excise tax revenues and the Government of Québec's contribution. This is the first payment to Westmount which will receive a total of $3,099,265 by the end of 2009 for important infrastructure projects.
| Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | news releases
A new training program will help Atlantic Canada's women entrepreneurs acquire tools and knowledge to grow their businesses. At a news conference today in Halifax, Gerald Keddy, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) and to the Minister of International Trade, announced a Government of Canada investment of more than $286,000 to Mount Saint Vincent University's Centre for Women in Business to develop and deliver a six-month skills-building initiative for established women entrepreneurs in the growth phase of business.
| Canadian Heritage | news releases
The Honourable Josée Verner, Minister of Canadian Heritage, Status of Women and Official Languages, and Minister responsible for the Québec region, and the Honourable Peter Gordon MacKay, Minister of National Defence and Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, issued the following statement today in response to the destruction by fire of Québec City's historic drill hall, the Manège Militaire.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | speeches
As I stand in this place of contemplation, of unity and gathering, I cannot help but be filled with emotion.
| Transport Canada | news releases
OTTAWA - The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, today announced the start of the rail freight service review by inviting comments from interested parties on the draft terms of reference for the review.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
Public event for Prime Minister Stephen Harper for Tuesday, April 8th are:
| Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada | news releases
The Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, the Honourable Lawrence Cannon, and the Minister of Labour and Minister responsible for the Lanaudière Region, David Whissell, on behalf of the Deputy Premier and Minister of Municipal Affairs and Regions, Nathalie Normandeau, are pleased to announce that the Municipality of Saint-Charles-Borromée will receive $701,692 under the federal-provincial agreement on the transfer of a portion of federal gasoline excise tax revenues and the Government of Québec's contribution. This is the first payment to Saint-Charles-Borromée which will receive a total of $1,754,231 by the end of 2009 for important infrastructure projects.
