The Honourable Greg Rickford, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources, today concluded a visit to British Columbia where he met with leaders of First Nations communities to discuss progress on the Government of Canada's response to the recommendations of the Eyford Report and our latest enhancements to Canada's world-class tanker and pipeline safety systems. Minister Rickford also met with the Honourable Rich Coleman, Deputy Premier of British Columbia and Minister of Natural Gas Development.
The National Battlefields Commission would like to inform all motorists that Gilmour Hill will be closed to traffic on Tuesday, December 2, due to work to be performed December 1 and 2 to facilitate snow removal, as per Ville de Québec winter maintenance objectives for hills classified "level 0."
Despite an unprecedented increase in vaccine programs in developing countries, 1.5 million children die each year of vaccine-preventable diseases. One in five children worldwide does not receive a full course of even the most basic vaccines, which places them at risk. The efforts of the GAVI Alliance and its partners help ensure that children under the age of one have the basic foundation to enable a healthy transition to childhood.
Today, in advance of the 15th Summit of La Francophonie, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced that Canada will provide significant new support towards life-saving vaccines for children around the world.
I'd like to begin by acknowledging all our distinguished guests from Senegal, Canada and other countries as well, with a special welcome for my parliamentary colleagues and all the members of the Canadian delegation.
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement concerning Moldova's upcoming elections:
"Canada supports the democratic aspirations of the people of Moldova and their determination for a better future as they prepare to head to the polls to elect their new government.
Members of the media are invited to attend an important infrastructure event with Guy Lauzon, Member of Parliament for Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry, on behalf of 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, Grant Crack, Member of Provincial Parliament for Glengarry Prescott-Russell, and His Worship Bob Kilger, Mayor of the City of Cornwall.
