Minister for Sport and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec Pascale St-Onge (Brome-Missisquoi, Que.) issued a statement on the 2022 Olympic Winter Games: “There are so many accomplishments to celebrate! There was Max Parrot, who defied cancer three years ago and returned to capture a gold and … Read more
Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez (Honoré-Mercier, Que.) issued a statement: “At the stroke of noon on February 15, 1965, the Maple Leaf flag was raised for the very first time on Parliament Hill. On the same date in 1996, National Flag of Canada Day was declared. Today marks the 57th anniversary of the Maple Leaf, the most … Read more
Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez (Honoré-Mercier, Que.), along with Christa Dickenson, Executive Director of Telefilm Canada, announced a second extension of the Short-Term Compensation Fund for Canadian audiovisual productions. Telefilm Canada will continue to provide as much as $150 million in compensation until 2023 to production companies whose filming has been interrupted or abandoned as a … Read more
Minister for Sport and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec Pascale St-Onge (Brome-Missisquoi, Que.) issued a statement: “We are off to an amazing start at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games. It is with great pride I congratulate Isabelle Weidemann, who has won a bronze medal in long … Read more
Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion Ahmed Hussen (York South-Weston, Ont.) issued a statement: “I’m happy to announce the appointment of Marie-Josée Houle as Canada’s Federal Housing Advocate for a three-year term effective today. Our government has ensured that this selection process was conducted in an open, transparent, and merit-based process manner.” The full … Read more
Minister for Sport and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec Pascale St-Onge (Brome-Missisquoi, Que.) issued a statement on the Opening of the 2022 Olympic Winter Games: “The Government of Canada is the largest supporter of sport in the country, helping fund Team Canada’s quest for excellence throughout … Read more
Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez (Honoré-Mercier, Que.) introduced the Online Streaming Act (Bill C-11), which would require online streaming services to contribute to the creation and availability of Canadian stories and music. It would require online streaming companies to pay their fair share in supporting Canadian artists, just like traditional broadcasters. The bill does not apply to individual … Read more
Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion Ahmed Hussen (York South-Weston, Ont.) issued a statement on Black History Month: “The Government of Canada is strongly committed to fighting all forms of anti-Black racism and taking concrete actions to safeguard the rights and well-being of Black Canadians. This is why we officially recognized the United Nations … Read more
Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion Ahmed Hussen (York South-Weston, Ont.) issued a statement: “On January 29, 2017, after the evening prayer at the Islamic Cultural Center in Québec City, 6 people were killed, and 19 others were seriously injured in a senseless act of terror. Five years later, the traumatic loss of lives … Read more
Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion Ahmed Hussen (York South-Weston, Ont.) issued a statement: “Today on the 77th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, we remember more than six million Jewish men, women and children who were murdered in the Holocaust, hundreds of thousands of Romani and Sinti who were killed … Read more
