Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge (Brome-Missisquoi, Que.) issued a statement: “Every August 15, Acadians gather to celebrate their history and rich cultural heritage. This holiday is also an opportunity for Canadians to recognize the determination and courage of the Acadian people,” she said. “Through its rich traditions, its music, its arts and its heritage, Acadian culture … Read more
On behalf of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages Minister Randy Boissonnault (Edmonton Centre, Alta.), Liberal MP Bobby Morrissey (Egmont, PEI) and Natalie Jameson, PEI Minister of Education and Early Years, announced more than $12.9 million in funding over five years (from 2023–24 to 2027–28) for the reconstruction and modernization of the Evangeline Education Centre. The provincial … Read more
Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages Minister Randy Boissonnault (Edmonton Centre, Alta.) announced more than $2.4 million in funding to Les Essentielles to allow the organization to purchase a commercial property in Whitehorse. Funding for this project will strengthen the organization’s mission to support Franco-Yukoner women in minority language communities. The full release is available online.
Liberal MP Wayne Long (Saint John-Rothesay, N.B.), announced $150,000 in funding for AREA 506 Festival to expand and improve the performance space in its Container Village. The Government of Canada is providing this funding through the Canada Cultural Spaces Fund. The full release is available online. Contact laura.scaffidi@pch.gc.ca.
Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge (Brome-Missisquoi, Que.) announced support for Canada’s participation in the 2024 Angoulême International Comics Festival. This French festival is one of the world’s leading events dedicated to comics, sometimes called “the ninth art.” The next edition of the festival, to be held from Jan. 24-28, 2024, will be a prestigious showcase for Canadian … Read more
Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities Kamal Khera (Brampton West, Ont.) issued a statement: “On Emancipation Day, we acknowledge Canada’s dark history of slavery and the intergenerational impact it had on Black communities across our country. Over hundreds of years, millions of African people and their descendants were enslaved and subjected to terrible acts of … Read more
Minister for Sport Pascale St-Onge (Brome-Missisquoi, Que.), Minister of Official Languages and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe, N.B.), Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu (Thunder Bay-Superior North, Ont.), Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller (Ville-Marie-Le Sud-Ouest-Île-des-Sœurs, Que.) and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Jaime Battiste (Sydney—Victoria, N.S.) issued … Read more
From July 28 to August 6, 2023, the international Francophonie will gather in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, for the 9th Games of La Francophonie. At the Games, young artists and athletes aged 18 to 35 from across the country will showcase the richness of Canada’s Francophone culture and this country’s sporting excellence in seven disciplines. The full release is available online. … Read more
Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez (Honoré-Mercier, Que.) and Minister for Sport and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec Pascale St-Onge (Brome-Missisquoi, Que.) announced funding for the Just For Laughs Festival. Canadian Heritage provided $800,000 through the Canada Arts Presentation Fund to support the 2023 edition of the … Read more
Minister for Sport Pascale St-Onge (Brome-Missisquoi, Que.), Minister of Official Languages and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe, N.B.), Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu (Thunder Bay-Superior North, Ont.), Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller (Ville-Marie-Le Sud-Ouest-Île-des-Sœurs, Que.) and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Jaime Battiste (Sydney—Victoria, N.S.) issued a … Read more
