| Employment and Social Development Canada
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper today issued the following statement announcing that Canada has imposed economic sanctions against 14 additional Russian officials and one financial institution, Bank Rossiya. Travel bans are also being imposed on these 14 individuals.
In recognition of the upcoming World Water Day, the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment, Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency, and Minister for the Arctic Council, with the Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, issued the following statement:
| Environment and Climate Change Canada
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OTTAWA, Ont. – March 20, 2014 – In recognition of the upcoming World Water Day, the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment, Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency, and Minister for the Arctic Council, with the Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, issued the following statement:
The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, today issued the following statement:
As a proud Maritimer, I know full well the importance of the inshore fishery to our communities and the pride that it instills in Atlantic Canadians. The Atlantic fishery is steeped in our culture and our history.
| Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
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Ottawa, March 20, 2014 - Canada's Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander issued the following statement to mark the Journée internationale de la Francophonie: