Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement concerning Moldova's upcoming elections:
"Canada supports the democratic aspirations of the people of Moldova and their determination for a better future as they prepare to head to the polls to elect their new government.
Members of the media are invited to attend an important infrastructure event with Guy Lauzon, Member of Parliament for Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry, on behalf of 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, Grant Crack, Member of Provincial Parliament for Glengarry Prescott-Russell, and His Worship Bob Kilger, Mayor of the City of Cornwall.
November 26, 2014 - The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade, will meet on Thursday, November 27, 2014, with his Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SME) Advisory Board and will hold a media availability to comment on the first anniversary of Canada's Global Markets Action Plan.
The Honourable Maxime Bernier, Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism, and Agriculture), will highlight the Government of Canada's plan to help Canadian businesses export at Stratégies PME 2015 [SME strategies 2015], Quebec's largest annual conference for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), on Thursday, November 27, 2014 in Montréal.
| Public Health Agency of Canada
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The Honourable Rona Ambrose, Federal Minister of Health, and the Honourable Robert Nicholson, Minister of National Defence, will make an important announcement regarding Canada's support of global efforts to fight Ebola. They will be joined by Dr. Gregory Taylor, Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Judith Bossé, Assistant Deputy Minister, Infectious Disease Prevention Control Branch and representatives from the Canadian Red Cross.
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research
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The Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR) is a national coalition of federal, provincial and territorial partners (patient advocates, provincial health authorities, academic health centres, charities, philanthropic organizations, pharmaceutical sector, etc.) dedicated to the integration of research into care – the right patient receives the right treatment at the right time. SPOR is managed and funded in by the Government of Canada through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).
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The Government of Canada and the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, along with partner IBM, today announced the launch of the Newfoundland and Labrador SUPPORT Unit for patient-oriented research.
On the margins of the 15th Francophonie Summit in Dakar, Senegal, the Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, announced the establishment of the following initiatives: