On February 13, 2015, Health Canada sent a "Notice of Intent to Refuse" to CEN Biotech, Inc. in response to its application for a license to produce under the Marihuana for Medical Purposes Regulations (MMPR).
Today, the Honourable Dr. K. Kellie Leitch, Minister of Labour and Minister of Status of Women, congratulated the Halifax Port Authority and the International Longshoremen's Association Local 1843 on the renewal of their collective agreement.
The Honourable Steven Blaney, Canada's Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, issued the following statement on an alleged terrorist plot in Toronto.
| Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
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The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, announces that Turcotte Atelier de Peinture Inc. has been granted financial assistance to improve productivity.
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird will deliver remarks at a special ceremony on December 1, 2014, hosted by the High Commission of Canada in London, United Kingdom. The event will focus on the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative, a campaign to prevent the use of sexual violence in armed conflicts.
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Today, the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq and the Honourable J. Michael Miltenberger announced a new cooperative water-monitoring agreement between the Government of Canada and the Northwest Territories.
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The Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC) 2014 Annual Report was tabled today in Parliament. It outlines the work the CHRC carried out in 2014 to promote and protect human rights, offers statistics on discrimination complaints brought to the CHRC in 2014, and examines critical human rights issues in Canada today.