At the Canadian Humanitarian Conference, the Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, announced a project that aims to enhance Canada's response to humanitarian crises by strengthening collaboration between the humanitarian and private sectors in Canada.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper today attended a fundraising dinner marking 10 years of charitable work and disaster relief by Humanity First Canada, a mission of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. All proceeds from the dinner will go towards fighting the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. The dinner took place at the Woodbine Banquet and Convention Hall in Toronto. The Prime Minister was joined by Ed Holder, Minister of State (Science and Technology), Chris Alexander, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, Julian Fantino, Minister of Veterans Affairs, and Patrick Brown, Member of Parliament for Barrie.
The National Battlefields Commission invites you to come admire the winter wonderland in the Joan of Arc Garden on the Plains of Abraham free of charge. For its second edition, the Joan of Arc Garden in the Snow offers sparkling winter scenes in a magical atmosphere, including a brand new one from centuries past. Explore the garden-day or night-and enjoy a glimpse of the history of Canada's first national historic park!
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today concluded the first part of a visit to Europe and the Middle East, during which he attended the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Foreign Ministerial Meeting in Brussels, Belgium, and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Foreign Ministerial Council in Basel, Switzerland.
The Canada Council for the Arts presents the exhibition Collecting Our Thoughts, in honour of the 15th anniversary of the Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts. Curator Carol Wainio has chosen works from the Canada Council Art Bank collection by award-winning artists. The exhibition is now on at Canada Council's Âjagemô Hall until April 14, 2015.