The Honourable Peter Gordon MacKay, Minister of National Defence, is pleased to announce the appointment of Lieutenant-General (Retired) J.O. Michel Maisonneuve to the position of Academic Director of the Royal Military College Saint-Jean (RMC Saint-Jean), located in Saint-Jean-Richelieu, Quebec. Moreover, the Chief of Defence Staff, General Rick Hillier, is also pleased to announce the appointment of Colonel J.U. François Pion to the position of Commandant.
The Honourable Loyola Hearn, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans today announced that the investigation into recent anti-sealing actions by the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society vessel Farley Mowat has resulted in charges being laid against the vessel's Captain, Alexander Cornelissen, and First Officer, Peter Hammarstedt.
Our efforts to find and bring home Mr. Carl Aucoin, the missing crewmember of L'Acadien II, are continuing. Additionally, we are attempting to recover the vessel.
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Vulnerable individuals in Kelowna working to break free from the cycles of homelessness and poverty and build a stronger future for themselves are getting help from the Government of Canada.
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Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General and Commander-Chief of Canada, will inaugurate the new Beechwood National Memorial Centre. The event will take place at the Beechwood Cemetery, on Monday, April 7, 2008, at 10:30 am.
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 concerns expressed by the Interim Ombudsman regarding treatment and compensation of injured Reserve Forces personnel.
The Government of Canada is proud to join forces with the Embassy of France for the sixth DiverCiné Film Festival: A World View of La Francophonie. The festival is an international showcase for film productions from a number of countries of the Francophonie, including Guinea, Benin, Morocco, Lebanon, Vietnam, Romania, France, and Canada.
The Government of Canada reaffirmed its support for increasing sport participation and enhancing opportunities for the participation of Aboriginal people in sport through a three-year Aboriginal sport bilateral agreement with the Province of Saskatchewan.
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Bruce Stanton, Member of Parliament for Simcoe North, today announced the Government of Canada will consider the upgrading of the Lagoon City Sewage Treatment Plant in the Township of Ramara as a priority for up to $287,400 in federal infrastructure funding.
