News Releases
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22:13 ADT (Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013) - Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
MINISTER FAST WELCOMES NEW U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, today made the following statement regarding the confirmation of Michael Froman as United States Trade Representative...
19:04 ADT (Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013) - Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
BAIRD WELCOMES NEW LAW PROTECTING CANADIAN WATERS
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement: "Our government always stands up for Canada. That's why I am pleased to say the passage of Bill C-383 into law is an expression of that commitment....
17:00 ADT (Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013) - Government of Canada
MINISTER AMBROSE ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENTS TO DEFENCE CONSTRUCTION CANADA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Public Works and Government Services and Minister for Status of Women, announced today the re-appointments of Robert Presser as Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Defence Construction Canada, Shirley McClellan as Director as well as the new appointment of John Boyd as a Director....
16:08 ADT (Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013) - Justice Canada
NOT CRIMINALLY RESPONSIBLE REFORM ACT PASSES IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
The Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., M.P. for Niagara Falls, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, today welcomed the passing in the House of Commons of Bill C-54, the Not Criminally Responsible Reform Act. This legislation would ensure that public safety is the paramount consideration in the decision-making process with respect to accused persons found Not Criminally Responsible on Account of Mental Disorder (NCR). Bill C-54 will now move to the Senate for further study....
16:00 ADT (Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013) - National Defence and the Canadian Forces
MINISTERS MACKAY AND ABLONCZY AND GENERAL LAWSON ANNOUNCE INCREASED SUPPORT TO UN MISSION IN HAITI
The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence, the Honourable Diane Ablonczy, Minister of State of Foreign Affairs (Americas and Consular Affairs) and General Tom Lawson, the Chief of the Defence Staff, today announced the upcoming deployment of Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) personnel as part of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH)....
15:38 ADT (Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013) - Bank of Canada
Burlington, Ontario - For Canada's economy to grow in a self-sustaining, self-generating fashion, capacity needs to be rebuilt and business confidence strengthened, Bank of Canada Governor Stephen S. Poloz said today in a speech to the Oakville Chamber of Commerce. Although the Canadian economy has recovered the jobs and output lost during the recession, the structural damage caused by the crisis lingers. "Rather than a recovery in the usual sense, this looks more like a postwar reconstruction." Since the onset of the recession, there has been limited net creation of businesses. Canadian exporters have been particularly hard hit, and the group most profoundly affected has been manufacturing exporters, whose ranks have continued to shrink. Regaining the lost output of companies that have disappeared or downsized will require that existing firms boost their production, that they invest to expand their capacity and that the net creation of new firms resumes a higher growth path. The good news is that the balance sheets of corporate Canada are healthy and the capacity to invest exists....
15:31 ADT (Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013) - Status of Women Canada
STATUS OF WOMEN MINISTERS AFFIRM COMMITMENT TO END VIOLENCE, ENCOURAGE WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP
Federal-Provincial-Territorial (FPT) Ministers Responsible for the Status of Women met in Morell, Prince Edward Island, to discuss priority issues such as promoting women's leadership and ending violence against women and girls. The 31st annual meeting was co-chaired by Susan Truppe, Parliamentary Secretary for Status of Women, on behalf of the Honourable Rona Ambrose, Canada's Minister of Public Works and Government Services and Minister for Status of Women, and the Honourable Valerie E. Docherty, Prince Edward Island's Minister of Community Services and Seniors and Minister Responsible for the Status of Women....
15:30 ADT (Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013) - Transport Canada
CANADA ENHANCES SAFETY OF BUILT-IN CHILD SEATS FOR LARGER AND OLDER CHILDREN
OTTAWA - The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, today announced changes to safety regulations for built-in child seats that will allow the seats to be designed and tested for use by larger children. These regulations will allow children to continue to use child restraints for a longer period of time, before graduating to booster seats and eventually, to the vehicle's seat belts....
15:24 ADT (Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013) - Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
CRTC RELEASES 2012 FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR CANADIAN COMMERCIAL RADIO STATIONS
Today, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) released statistical and financial information on the 675 commercial radio stations operating in Canada. These annual reports allow Canadians to stay informed about the state of the Canadian communications industry....
15:15 ADT (Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013) - Governor General of Canada
BE PART OF THE CHEO TEDDY BEARS' PICNIC AT RIDEAU HALL!
On Saturday, June 22, 2013, the grounds of Rideau Hall will be transformedinto a playground when it hosts the 30th Annual Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) Teddy Bears' Picnic, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, is inviting residents and visitors to our nation's capital to get active and participate in this family-friendly event....