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The Canadian aerospace industry is a global success story that is setting new standards for innovation, productivity and competitiveness, Industry Minister James Moore told a lunchtime audience today at the 2014 Canadian Aerospace Summit.
Media are invited to attend a technical briefing on Canadian support to the multinational mission against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) on Thursday, November 20, in Conference Room D, National Defence Headquarters.
The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade, and Brad Woodside, Mayor of the City of Fredericton and President of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), today released a joint statement following a meeting with FCM Board of Directors during their annual Advocacy Days in Ottawa
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
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I would like to thank the Aerospace Industries Association of Canada for hosting this summit. And, of course, let me thank Jim Quick for his leadership in the aerospace industry and for inviting me to address you today.
Transport Canada has a robust railway safety program in place and continuously looks for ways to make the railway system safer. Based on recommendations from the 2007 Railway Safety Act review, the Act was amended to include new regulation-making powers that would enable the department to further enhance its oversight of railway safety. The new Railway Operating Certificate Regulations will enhance oversight of railway safety.
| Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
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The Honourable Bernard Valcourt, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, attended the opening ceremony of the True North Treasure Initiative today, at the 35th Québec Mines Conference.
The Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, will host a moderated panel at York Street Public School entitled Removing Barriers and Promoting Protection in and Around School at an event organized by the International Child Protection Network of Canada to commemorate Universal Children's Day and the 25th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Export Development Canada (EDC) recently launched its 15th annual International Business Scholarships competition, designed to recognize and develop the next generation of Canadian globally-minded business leaders.