| Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
| statements
In particular, the CRTC can now issue monetary penalties to any company or person that violates the Telecommunications Act as well as related CRTC decisions or regulations.
The Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Transport along with Roxanne James, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, today announced new initiatives aimed at making air travel to the United States even easier for NEXUS members and other low-risk Trusted Travellers who have undergone extensive background checks. Minister Raitt also encouraged travellers to use a new holiday travel toolkit to enable faster and more convenient holiday travel.
| Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
| news releases
Member of Parliament Bernard Trottier (Etobicoke-Lakeshore), on behalf of Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, today announced an investment of $67,000 to Zpirit Foods to help broaden the market reach of their unique line of health beverages.
December 17, 2014
Québec, Quebec ¿ Media representatives are invited to an event during which the Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada and MP for Lévis¿Bellechasse and Les Etchemins, will announce an investment on behalf of the Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, to strengthen navigation safety on the St. Lawrence River.
| Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
| media advisories
Member of Parliament Brad Trost (Saskatoon-Humboldt) will be in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, on Thursday, December 18, to make an announcement supporting disease control for swine and beef herds in Canada.
December 17, 2014
Miramichi, New Brunswick ¿ The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, along with Tilly O'Neill Gordon, Member of Parliament for Miramichi, will announce initiatives and funding to benefit Atlantic salmon. They will be joined by representatives of the Atlantic Salmon Federation as well as the Miramichi Salmon Association.