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 ens…

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 deployme…

Reconstruction: Rebuilding Business Confidence in Canada

Thank you for that introduction and to all of you for coming today. It is a pleasure to deliver my first public speech as Governor of the Bank of Canada here in the heart of southern Ontario, especially since we are just down the road from my hometown …

Canada’s Economic Capacity Needs To Be Rebuilt and Confidence Strengthened, says Bank of Canada Governor Stephen S. Poloz

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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 Chambe…

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 meetin…

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…

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…

Harper Government Teams Up With Right To Play and the Private Sector to Fund Diabetes Prevention Among Urban First Nations, Métis and Inuit Youth

The Honorable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, today announced an investment to support a program to address diabetes prevention and healthy living among urban First Nations, Métis and Inuit youth.

British Columbia Native Wins the Canada Council Virginia Parker Prize

Ottawa, June 19, 2013 – The 2013 Virginia Parker Prize has been awarded to an extraordinary opera singer, Layla Claire. The Canada Council for the Arts announced today that the soprano is the recipient of the $25,000 prize, awarded annually to a Canad…

Harper Government supports transparent natural resources development as a tool to alleviate poverty

Today, speaking at the Mining Association of Canada’s annual meeting of its board of directors, the Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of International Cooperation, underscored how increased transparency can help developing countries maximize the bene…