| National Defence | statements
"Nathan Cirillo was my friend, though he was more like a brother. We met in Grade 9 and from that time on, we were pretty much inseparable. He was the first from our group of friends to join the Canadian Armed Forces and it earned him the nickname 'Army Nate.' It was his love of the Army that inspired me to join, and I remember going to his house to practice my swearing-in ceremony.
| Veterans Affairs Canada | media advisories
Ottawa - The Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of Veterans Affairs, and Parm Gill, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs, will join Parliamentarians for a wreath-laying ceremony to pay tribute to Canadian Veterans.
| Public Safety Canada | news releases
The Honourable Steven Blaney, Canada's Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, today announced that the Government of Canada has added Jaysh al-Muhajirin wal-Ansar to the Criminal Code list of terrorist entities.
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade, today launched a Canadian Technology Accelerator (CTA) program in Paris, France, to help Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises explore opportunities to grow and prosper in that market. Minister Fast made the announcement during a meeting with his counterpart, Matthias Fekl, France's Secretary of State for Foreign Trade, who is in Ottawa as part of the President of France's visit to Canada.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Candice Bergen, Minister of State (Social Development), will deliver a keynote address highlighting Canada's progress and leadership with Housing First at the second annual National Conference on Ending Homelessness hosted by the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness.
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada | news releases
Beverley Diamond of Memorial University of Newfoundland today won the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada's (SSHRC) Gold Medal at the agency's annual Impact Awards ceremony. Diamond, whose influential scholarship examines the relationship between music and issues of identity, rights and social change, is considered a guiding voice in contemporary ethnomusicology in Canada and abroad. Her work on contemporary Indigenous music enriches Canadian society and promotes respect for cultural diversity.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
The Honourable Alice Wong, Minister of State (Seniors), announced today the re-appointment of Mr. Hubert P. McGrath as member of the National Seniors Council (NSC).
| Transport Canada | news releases
Metrolinx will upgrade and modernize the entire signalling system within the Union Station Rail Corridor (USRC) starting next year - a transformational improvement that will provide long-term benefits to both transit operations and customers
| Service Canada | speeches
You are being honoured today in this historical place for your dedication to Canadian history. Some of you have instilled a love of learning in your students. Others have showcased or told Canada's history in a unique and exciting way. Yet others are young Canadians who are still discovering interesting facets of our country's past.
| Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions | news releases
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, joins Pierre Moreau, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Land Occupancy, in highlighting on the occasion of today's construction start-up on the new wastewater facilities in the Centre district in Chelsea that $2,448,366 in joint government funding has been committed to carry out a project of more than $3.3 million, under the Communities Component of the Building Canada Fund ¿ Quebec.
