February 16, 2015 - The Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, today issued the following statement:
"Humanitarian, development and security personnel should not have to fear for their lives as they provide critical assistance to the Pakistani people. There is no possible justification for such violence against health workers and those who protect them.
The Honourable Greg Rickford, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources, today announced an important milestone in medical isotope technologies with substantial funding from the Harper Government. Minister Rickford made the announcement at the Centre de recherche du Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke (CHUS).
The Honourable Ghislain Maltais, Senator for Shawinigan, Quebec, along with the Honourable Pierre Duchesne, Lieutenant Governor of Québec, joined members of the Canadian Armed Forces today at Her Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) Montcalm to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the national flag of Canada.
With its red gables pitched in stark contrast with the pale blue, wind-swept skies of the Acadian community of Chéticamp, Les Trois Pignons is by all accounts an easy-spot landmark and well-known tourist destination. This centre of Acadian culture in Cape Breton will benefit from improvements both inside and out in time for the 2015 tourism season.
Today, the Honourable Dr. K. Kellie Leitch, Minister of Labour and Minister of Status of Women, congratulated the Canadian Pacific Railway Company (CP) and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) on their agreement to send their outstanding issues to voluntary arbitration.
The Honourable Greg Rickford, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources and Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario today announced funding of $29.5 million to support the development of clean technologies in Quebec. Of that amount, $20.5 million was provided though Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC)'s SD Tech Fund.
The Government of Canada is committed to investing in innovative clean energy technologies that create high-quality jobs, generate new economic opportunities and protect the environment.
The ecoENERGY Innovation Initiative, which was announced in Budget 2011, advances Canadian leadership in clean energy technologies by investing $268 million, over five years (2011¿2016), in a comprehensive suite of research, development and demonstration projects.
