Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, the Honourable Denis Lebel, and Parliamentary Assistant to the Premier (youth and early childhood, anti-bullying) and Member of the National Assembly for Charlevoix-Côte-Beaupré, Ms. Caroline Simard, on behalf of Quebec's Minister of Municipal Affairs and Land Occupancy, Pierre Moreau, are pleased to announce that the 27 municipalities in Charlevoix, Côte-Beaupré and l'île d'Orléans will receive $26,176,880 over the next five years under the new federal-provincial Gas Tax Fund agreement and the Government of Quebec's contribution for priority infrastructure projects.
The Honourable Peter MacKay, P.C., Q.C., M.P. for Central Nova, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, and Robert Goguen, M.P. for Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice, will make a funding announcement.
| Public Services and Procurement Canada
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Today, the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Public Works and Government Services and Regional Minister for Southwestern Ontario, addressed the Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber of Commerce.
| Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
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The Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), will attend McMaster University's Advanced Manufacturing Summit in Burlington and will announce funding for southern Ontario manufacturers to help support job creation and diversification in the region.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
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The Harper government is investing more than $1,300,000 in funding through the United Way of Durham Region as it implements Housing First, a proven, evidence-based approach to end homelessness. Chris Alexander, Canada's Citizenship and Immigration Minister and Member of Parliament for Ajax-Pickering, made the announcement today on behalf of the Honourable Candice Bergen, Minister of State (Social Development).
Today, on behalf of the Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Health, Member of Parliament for Saskatoon-Rosetown-Biggar Kelly Block announced Health Canada's intent to allow the use of "gluten-free" claims on specially produced oats and foods containing these oats when sold in Canada.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada
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Environment Canada establishes marine and terrestrial National Wildlife Areas (NWAs) for the purposes of conservation, research and interpretation. These areas are established to protect migratory birds, species at risk, and other wildlife and their habitat. National Wildlife Areas are established under the authority of the Canada Wildlife Act and are, first and foremost, places for wildlife.
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research
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Through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), $300,000 has been provided for a clinical trial on Canada's Ebola vaccine.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada
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Daryl Kramp, Member of Parliament for Prince Edward-Hastings, announced today that the Government of Canada is improving public access to Prince Edward Point National Wildlife Area.
