The Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C. M.P. for Niagara Falls, Minister of National Defence, today met with Lithuanian Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas at Canada's National Defence Headquarters.
January 20, 2015 - Vancouver, British Columbia
Wai Young, Member of Parliament for Vancouver South, on behalf of the Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, announced today that the Government of Canada is investing $262,000 in Fish SAFE, a BC fishing industry driven program that works to improve safety on board commercial fishing vessels.
| Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
| media advisories
Representatives of the media are invited to a news conference during which 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, will make an announcement concerning four community infrastructures in the Lac-Saint-Jean-Est RCM.
| Western Economic Diversification Canada
| media advisories
The Honourable Michelle Rempel, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, will provide remarks at a luncheon hosted by the Regina and District Chamber of Commerce. The Minister will address the Regina business community and provide an overview of the Government of Canada's 2014 Budget, as well as outline Western Economic Diversification Canada's strategic agenda.
Today, Justice Minister Peter MacKay announced $221,960 in funding to the Batshaw Youth and Family Centres in Westmount to finance alternative programs for youth offenders, supporting their reintegration into society and strengthening their ability to make better life choices and avoid re-entering the criminal justice system. The funding will help the organization develop a pre-employment and alternative schooling program for young offenders in custody involved in gangs or at high risk of gang involvement.
| Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
| media advisories
Representatives of the media are invited to a news conference during which 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, will make an announcement concerning two businesses and a college technology transfer centre.
| Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
| statements
The Honourable Tim Uppal, Minister of State (Multiculturalism), issued the following statement condemning the act of vandalism against the Beth Israel Synagogue in Edmonton
| 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), today announced an investment to support jobs, growth and prosperity in the City of Timmins and throughout Northern Ontario.
The lockdown put in place at Kent Institution on January 9, 2015 has ended and an exceptional search has been completed. The institution has resumed its normal operations.