| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
| media advisories
Event date: December 8, 2014 - The Honourable James Moore, Minister of Industry, will make an announcement on Monday that will support jobs for Canadian families.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
| media advisories
Event date: December 8, 2014 - 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 on Monday that will support jobs for Canadian families.
"This milestone trade agreement with the European Union will lead to an increase in cargo activity through the Port of Halifax. An increase in trade with Europe will have long-term economic benefits for the Port of Halifax as a result of increased trade volumes. As one of Canada's leading ports for trade with Europe, the Port of Halifax stands ready to facilitate the increase in trade between Europe and Canada that this landmark agreement will bring."
- Karen Oldfield, President and CEO, Halifax Port Authority
The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade, today held a pre-budget consultation with representatives of Halifax-based small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to seek input on how Canada can contribute to job creation, growth and long-term prosperity.
December 5, 2014 - Winnipeg, Manitoba
Member of Parliament for Winnipeg South Centre Joyce Bateman today hosted a roundtable discussion in Winnipeg on new proposed regulations on aquatic invasive species that were announced in London, Ontario by the Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans.
OTTAWA - The Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., M.P. for Niagara Falls, Minister of National Defence, and General Tom Lawson, Canada's Chief of the Defence Staff, attended today's Change of Command Ceremony at the Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States.
The Honourable Steven Blaney, Canada's Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, released a statement following a speech today on national security to the Montréal Council on Foreign Relations:
| Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
| news releases
Hog producers will benefit from research on switching from gestation stalls to loose sow housing as a result of a pilot project underway on a Maple Leaf Foods barn near Steinbach, Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development Minister Ron Kostyshyn announced today.
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced today that it is initiating investigations into the alleged injurious dumping and subsidizing of certain photovoltaic modules and laminates originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada
| news releases
Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq announced today the Government of Canada is taking action to reduce emissions from the world's most potent and fastest-growing greenhouse gases (GHGs).