| Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
| media advisories
Please be advised that Mark Strahl, Member of Parliament for Chilliwack-Fraser Canyon and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, will make an important funding announcement which will help in the creation of jobs and opportunities for urban Aboriginal youth in Toronto.
The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, will deliver the welcoming address at the second Summit on the Economics of Policing and Community Safety.
| Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario - FedNor
| news releases
The Honourable Greg Rickford, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources and Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario (FedNor), and the Honourable Michael Gravelle, Ontario's Minister of Northern Development and Mines, today announced a joint investment of more than $785,000 to support economic development and community access in Northwestern Ontario.
Jeffrey Davidson brings to his appointment as extractive sector corporate social responsibility (CSR) counsellor his extensive global work experience in CSR across the private and not-profit sectors. He has been involved with mining and mineral resource development for the past 35 years as a project engineer, policy and program adviser, community worker and teacher. He has been a long-time and early advocate and practitioner in the areas of socially responsible mining operations and constructive company-community engagement.
The establishment of the Office of the Extractive Sector Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Counsellor was a key component of the Government of Canada's 2009 CSR Strategy.
The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade, today announced the appointment of Jeffrey Davidson as Canada's new corporate social responsibility (CSR) counsellor for the extractive sector. The announcement was made on the margins of the 2015 Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) annual convention in Toronto.
The Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., M.P. for Niagara Falls, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that he will be travelling to Paris to meet with Laurent Fabius, France's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development. The ministers will discuss a range of international issues, including the crisis in Ukraine, the fight against the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and combatting global terrorism. In addition, they will discuss the state of the world economy and opportunities for growth, trade and jobs following Canada's recent trade agreement with Europe.
OTTAWA - Media are invited to a photo opportunity when approximately 125 soldiers from 3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (3 RCR), depart Petawawa, Ontario, on March 2, 2015, for a deployment as part of Operation REASSURANCE.
Parliamentary Secretary Kelly Block, on behalf of the Honourable Greg Rickford, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources and Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario, will deliver opening remarks at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada's (PDAC) International Convention, Trade Show & Investors Exchange on Monday, March 2, 2015.
