The Honourable Robert Nicholson, Minister of National Defence, the Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Health, and Canada's Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Gregory Taylor, today announced that a mobile laboratory has been set up at a second site in Sierra Leone. In addition, following extensive training alongside their British military counterparts, approximately 40 Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) healthcare and support staff will depart the United Kingdom (UK) on Saturday for Sierra Leone.
Canadian Army soldiers in Poland as part of Canada's contribution to NATO assurance measures in Central and Eastern Europe have completed activities for 2014 and returned to Canada last week.
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement: "We stand firmly with the United States and other allies against those who seek to thwart democracy and freedom of speech and who wish to limit our freedoms and values through cyber-attacks and other nefarious activities.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper today issued the following statement announcing additional economic sanctions and travel bans against 20 Russian and Ukrainian individuals, and new export restrictions on technologies used in Russia's oil exploration and extractive sector:
The Honourable Eugene Rossiter was born in Morell, Prince Edward Island. He received a Bachelor of Business Administration from St. Francis Xavier University and a Bachelor of Laws from Dalhousie University.
The Honourable Raymond P. Whalen was born in Spaniard's Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador. He received a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Education from Memorial University of Newfoundland, and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of New Brunswick.
