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Minister Cannon to Hold Photo Opportunity and Media Availability Following Ratification of Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs, will hold a photo opportunity with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and a media availability following the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at the United Nations headquarters in New York.
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Government of Canada Invests in the Dandelion Festival
On behalf of the Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, Gord Brown, Member of Parliament (Leeds-Grenville), today announced funding for North Grenville's annual Dandelion Festival.
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Contagious equine metritis imports requirements remain in effect
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is reminding the Canadian equine industry that import requirements introduced in 2009 in response to an outbreak of contagious equine metritis (CEM) in the United States (U.S.) remain in effect. The requirements cover the certification of equine germplasm (semen and embryos) and live horses from the U.S.
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Official Luncheon - Dominican Republic
Thank you so much for welcoming me today during my visit to this island that the Dominican Republic shares with Haiti, which is also the island of my birth.
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Canada Tables Free Trade Agreement with Colombia
The Honourable Peter Van Loan, Minister of International Trade, and the Honourable Jean-Pierre Blackburn, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Minister of State (Agriculture), today followed through on a commitment made in last week's Speech from the Throne by tabling legislation to implement the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement. At the same time, the government is also tabling parallel labour and environment agreements with Colombia.
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Government of Canada grants $500,000 in funding ...
The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State for Canada Economic Development, today announced the awarding of $500,000 in non-repayable funding to the Société de développement économique de Drummondville (CLD Drummond) Inc. for the construction of a 1,300 square-metre industrial incubator to serve technology startups.
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Notice of public interest - Spring Icebreaking on Lake St. Louis
The Canadian Coast Guard would like to notify local residents and all those using the shores of Lake St. Louis that it intends to begin spring icebreaking operations at the entrance of the St. Lawrence Seaway, on the north and south shores of the Lake and in Bay Des Cascades on or about March 9, 2010
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Notice of Public Interest - Spring Icebreaking at Repentigny, and on L'Assomption, Prairies, Mille-Îles and Châteauguay Rivers
The Canadian Coast Guard notifies the residents of Repentigny and those living along the shore of the L'Assomption, Prairies, Mille-Îles and Châteauguay Rivers that spring icebreaking operations will begin on or about March 9, 2010.
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Improvements to proof of language rules will increase fairness, reduce delays, says Immigration Minister
The Government of Canada is streamlining the process for assessing the language skills of applicants to the Federal Skilled Worker and Canadian Experience classes, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced today.
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Bank of Canada announces Deputy Governor Appointment
Board of Directors of the Bank of Canada today announced the appointment of Jean Boivin as Deputy Governor and member of the Governing Council of the Bank effective 1 April
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