At the request of the Right Honourable Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada, Their Excellencies the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, and Mrs. Sharon Johnston will conduct a State visit to the Republic of Poland, from October 22 to 26; a visit to the Kingdom of the Netherlands on October 26 and 27; and a visit to the Kingdom of Belgium, from October 27 to 29, 2014.
Longueuil, October 16, 2014 – Robert Poëti, Quebec Minister of Transport and Minister responsible for the Montréal Region, and Claude Carignan, Leader of the Government in the Senate, invite media representatives to a press conference during which they will officially inaugurate a segment of Highway 35, between Saint-Jean-Richelieu and Highway 133 in Saint-Sébastien
During the ceremonial lighting of the torch for the Prince George 2015 Canada Winter Games today on Parliament Hill, His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, proclaimed 2015 as the Year of Sport in Canada. The announcement was made in the presence of the Honourable Bal Gosal, Minister of State (Sport); Her Worship Shari Green, Mayor of Prince George; Tom Quinn, Chair of the Canada Games Council; Brett Robinson, Executive Chair of the Prince George 2015 Canada Winter Games Host Society; Chief Dominic Frederick of the Lheidli T'enneh First Nation; and athletes representing the 19 sports taking place at the Games.
Today, Cathy McLeod, Member of Parliament for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo, on behalf of the Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, announced
$2.8 million in federal funding over five years for Project Venture Kamloops, a crime prevention project that will help Aboriginal youth in the Kamloops area.
| Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
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October 16, 2014 - Scarborough, ON - Canada's Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander today announced that more than 200,000 people have joined the Canadian family since the start of 2014.
| Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
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On behalf of Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, Member of Parliament Wai Young (Vancouver South) will be in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Friday, October 17, with Scott Hamilton Member of the Legislative Assembly (Delta North), to announce an investment that will benefit the food processing sector.