Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industry Carlos Leitão (Marc-Aurèle-Fortin, Que.) will visit the Saguenay‒Lac-Saint-Jean region from Aug. 20-21. On Thursday, he will announce funding to support the growth of two manufacturing businesses in Saguenay and Saint-Ambroise. Contact gabrielle.landry@ised-isde.gc.ca.
Minister of Industry and Quebec Economic Development Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.) will announce Government of Canada funding to support the growth of a Saguenay manufacturing business. Contact gabrielle.landry@ised-isde.gc.ca.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Claude Guay (LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, Que.) will make a funding announcement regarding critical minerals infrastructure. Contact Charlotte.Power@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca.
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Tim Hodgson (Markham-Thornhill, Ont.), joined by Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Claude Guay (LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, Que.), will hold a press conference. Contact Gregory.Frame@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca.
Minister of Industry and Quebec Economic Development Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.) will be delivering remarks at the Saguenay-Le Fjord Chamber of Commerce and Industry. For event location, contact: media@ised-isde.gc.ca
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil-Chambly, Que.) will visit the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region today and tomorrow. Call 613-402-3538.
During his tour of the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil-Chambly, Que.) will meet with representatives of the region’s trade union centers. For details, call: 613-402-3538
On behalf of National Defence Minister Bill Blair (Scarborough-Southwest, Ont.), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence Marie-France Lalonde (Orléans, Ont.) will highlight the start of construction on a new North American Aerospace Defense Quick Reaction Alert facility at CFB Bagotville, Chem. des Aviateurs. Contact Simon.Lafortune2@forces.gc.ca.
Bloc Québécois leader Yves-François Blanchet will be visiting Saguenay Lac-Saint-Jean from June 28 to July 5, accompanied by Jonquière MNA Mario Simard and Lac-Saint-Jean MNA Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe. Call 613-402-3538
Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne (Saint-Maurice–Champlain, Que.), Quebec Minister of Economy, Innovation and Energy Pierre Fitzgibbon, Quebec Minister of Municipal Affairs Andrée Laforest and Sébastien Ross, Managing Director of Atlantic Operations at Rio Tinto Aluminium, will participate in a press conference on Rio Tinto’s aluminium production. Contact audrey.milette@ised-isde.gc.ca.
