The Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Public Works and Government Services and Regional Minister for Southwestern Ontario, and Susan Truppe, Member of Parliament for London North Centre and Parliamentary Secretary for Status of Women, announced the awarding of a $287-million contract to General Dynamics Land Systems - Canada (GDLS-C) to equip 66 upgraded Light Armoured Vehicles (LAV) with a new reconnaissance and surveillance system.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada
| media advisories
PICTON, Ont. ¿ November 13, 2014 ¿ Media representatives are advised that Daryl Kramp, Member of Parliament for Prince Edward-Hastings, on behalf of the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Canada's Minister of the Environment, Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency and Minister for the Arctic Council, will host a news conference to announce plans to enhance opportunities to connect with nature at Prince Edward Point National Wildlife Area as part of the National Conservation Plan.
Dr. James Lunney, Member of Parliament for Nanaimo-Alberni, on behalf of the Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Transport, will be joined by Mr. Jim Abram, Regional District Board Chair and Electoral Area Director for Discovery Islands-Mainland Inlets, to announce the details of a transfer agreement with the Strathcona Regional District.
| Financial Consumer Agency of Canada
| news releases
Today, Minister of State (Finance) Kevin Sorenson, Canada's Financial Literacy Leader Jane Rooney and Member of Parliament (Edmonton-Leduc) James Rajotte consulted on the development of a national strategy to strengthen financial literacy, particularly as it pertains to young Canadians and adults.
Member of Parliament David Wilks, on behalf of the Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, today announced that, under the second round of the Recreational Fisheries Conservation Partnerships Program, the Government of Canada is providing $77,400 to the Pacific Salmon Foundation to conserve fish habitat in the East White River.
| Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
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Acting 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, the Honourable Christian Paradis, Member of Parliament for Mégantic-L'Érable and Minister of International Development and of La Francophonie, announces that the firm Bestar Inc. has been granted financial assistance to increase its productivity and manufacturing volume.
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research
| news releases
Dr. Alain Beaudet, President of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), along with CIHR's Governing Council, announced today the appointment of Dr. Cara Tannenbaum as incoming Scientific Director of CIHR's Institute of Gender and Health. This appointment will be effective January 1, 2015.
| Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
| news releases
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) today ordered Radio India to not carry on a broadcasting undertaking in Canada, in whole or in part, without a licence.
The Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Public Works and Government Services, will address the Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber of Commerce on the subject of Canadian innovation and local economies in Ontario.
