Minister of State (Sport) Bal Gosal (Bramalea-Gore-Malton, Ont.) issued a statement on the announcement of nominees to the Canadian Olympic men’s alpine team. Gosal said “I offer my heartfelt congratulations to the men’s Alpine athletes who were named to the 2014 Canadian Olympic Team. The athletes named to the 2014 Canadian Olympic team are: Manuel Osborne-Paradis … Read more
Minister of State (Sport) Bal Gosal (Bramalea-Gore-Malton, Ont.) offered congratulations to the athletes who were named to the 2014 Canadian Olympic Men’s Hockey team. The 25 athletes named to the 2014 team will begin their defence of their gold-medal performance from the Vancouver 2010 Olympics on February 14, against Norway. Canada will cheer them on as … Read more
On behalf of Heritage and Official Languages Minister Shelly Glover (Saint-Boniface, Man.), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of the Environment Colin Carrie (Oshawa , Ont.) announced funding for the Conseil des Organismes Francophones de la Région de Durham (COFRD) for its annual performing arts programming. The funding announced today will enable the COFRD to present a series of diverse performances in … Read more
Minister of State (Sport) Bal Gosal (Bramalea-Gore-Malton, Ont.) issued a statement on the announcement of the nominees to the 2014 Canadian Olympic skeleton team. Gosal said, “I offer my heartfelt congratulations to the Skeleton athletes who were named to the 2014 Canadian Olympic Team. The athletes named to the 2014 Olympic team in the women’s field … Read more
Minister of State (Sport) Bal Gosal (Bramalea-Gore-Malton, Ont.) issued a statement on the announcement of the nominees to the 2014 Canadian Olympic luge team. Gosal said, “I offer my heartfelt congratulations to the luge athletes who were named to the 2014 Canadian Olympic Team. The athletes named to the 2014 Olympic team are: in men’s singles, two-time … Read more
On behalf of Heritage and Official Languages Minister Shelly Glover (Saint-Boniface, Man.), Conservative MP Corneliu Chisu (Pickering-Scarborough East, Ont.) announced support for Alma Latina magazine. Alma Latina is an English and Spanish-language digital periodical that began in 2012 and showcases various aspects of Hispanic arts and culture. As a general interest magazine, Alma Latina appeals to a broad … Read more
Heritage and Official Languages Minister Shelly Glover (Saint-Boniface, Man.) announced that the legislation to create the Canadian Museum of History passed the Senate and received Royal Assent. Bill C-7, Canadian Museum of History Act, changes the name and mandate of the Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation. "I am delighted that, by the time we celebrate Canada's 150th … Read more
Heritage and Official Languages Minister Shelly Glover (Saint-Boniface, Man.) launched pan-Canadian consultations to seek Canadians' views on how they would like to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Confederation. The government will undertake extensive consultations, with meetings being planned throughout Canada. The consultations kicked off Dec. 11 with a roundtable in Toronto, where Glover met with … Read more
On behalf of Heritage and Official Languages Minister Shelly Glover (Saint-Boniface, Man.), Conservative MP John Carmichael (Don Valley West, Ont.) announced funding for Gateway to Knowledge Press. Carmichael said the government is pleased to contribute to the success of Gateway to Knowledge Press, a Canadian book publisher engaged in educational publishing since 1998. The government has provided $73,504 … Read more
Nelson Mandela was held in great esteem by Canadians. He was made an honorary Companion of the Order of Canada in 1998 and received honorary Canadian citizenship in 2001. Canadians are invited to submit messages to the Book of Condolences at www.commemoration.gc.ca. Call 819-997-7788. Minister of State (Sport) Bal Gosal (Bramalea-Gore-Malton, Ont.) issued a statement on the … Read more
