Liberal MP Mark Eyking (Sydney-Victoria, N.S.) announced funding of $200,000 over the next two years to the Celtic Colours Festival Society in support of performing arts programming for the Celtic Colours International Festival. This funding was provided through the Canada Arts Presentation Fund. The full release is available online. Call 819-997-7788. Liberal MP Robert-Falcon Ouellette (Winnipeg Centre, Man.) announced … Read more
Heritage and Official Languages Minister Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.) issued the following statement: “This week, many Canadians will celebrate the Lunar New Year and welcome the arrival of the year of the Dog. The Lunar New Year—also known as Chinese New Year, the Spring Festival, Tết in Vietnam and Seollal in Korea—is one of the … Read more
Heritage and Official Languages Minister Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.) issued the following statement on National Flag of Canada Day: “Less than a week ago, we cheered on our Canadian athletes as they marched together proudly behind the Canadian flag at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018. Today, as we continue to … Read more
Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities Kirsty Duncan (Etobicoke North, Ont.) issued the following statement: “On behalf of the Government of Canada and all Canadians, I would like to extend my most heartfelt congratulations to Patrick Chan, Tessa Virtue, Scott Moir, Gabrielle Daleman, Kaetlyn Osmond, Eric Radford and Meagan Duhamel on winning Canada’s first … Read more
Liberal MP Randy Boissonnault (Edmonton Centre, Alta.) announced $330,270 in funding for the Theatre Network Society. This investment from the Canada Cultural Spaces Fund will support the architectural design and engineering phase of construction for a new Roxy Theatre, to be rebuilt in its original Westmount neighbourhood in central-west Edmonton. The full release is available online. Call 819-997-7788.
Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities Kirsty Duncan (Etobicoke North, Ont.) issued the following statement: “Today marked an important moment for Team Canada in PyeongChang: the Canadian flag was proudly raised in the Coastal Olympic Village. The Canadian Olympic Team was visibly touched by today’s ceremony, and I was inspired by these high-performance heroes … Read more
On February 1 and 2, Heritage and Official Languages Minister Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.) hosted Luo Shugang, Minister of Culture of the People’s Republic of China, in Ottawa, where they co-chaired the inaugural meeting of the Canada-China Joint Committee on Culture. Joly and Minister Luo took part in a signing ceremony for the following agreements: A … Read more
Heritage and Official Languages Minister Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.) issued the following statement on Black History Month: “Black History Month is an opportunity to honour the legacies of these women and others like them across all sectors of our society, as we inspire the next generation of young Black leaders to carve out their own … Read more
Liberal MP Michael McLeod (Northwest Territories), joined by Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage (Multiculturalism) Arif Virani (Parkdale–High Park, Ont.), announced total funding of $727,000 to the Northern Arts and Cultural Centre (NACC), Folk on the Rocks (FOTR) and the Association franco-culturelle de Yellowknife (ACFY). Funding is provided through the Canada Arts Presentation Fund. The full release … Read more
Sport and Persons with Disabilities Minister Kent Hehr (Calgary Centre, Alta.) announced $65,000 in funding for the School of Alberta Ballet’s 2018–19 Training in Arts project. The funding will be used to support the existing Professional Division of the School of Alberta Ballet. The full release is available online. Call 819-997-7788. Heritage and Official Languages Minister Mélanie … Read more
