Brigadier-General Daniel Constable, Commander of Joint Task Force – Iraq, will host a teleconference on Thursday January 8 to provide an update on Canada's operations against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
| Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario - FedNor
| media advisories
The Honourable Greg Rickford, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources and the Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario (FedNor), will be in Dryden on Wednesday, January 7, 2015. During his visit, he will meet with local stakeholders and make a FedNor announcement to support jobs, growth and prosperity in the Dryden region.
| Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario - FedNor
| speeches
Today, on behalf of the Harper Government, I am pleased to announce a new FedNor initiative designed to help Northern Ontario communities pursue economic development initiatives.
January 6, 2015 - Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today announced a new partnership with the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs to launch the Digital Public Square project, an up to $9-million initiative that will increase digital space for free expression and open political dialogue in places where civil society and citizen participation are under threat. By facilitating safer and accessible open space online, people living in repressive or restrictive environments can exchange their views on the decisions and institutions that affect their lives.