Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Consular Affairs) Pamela Goldsmith-Jones (West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country, B.C.) on behalf of Heritage and Multiculturalism Minister Pablo Rodriguez (Honoré-Mercier, Que.) announced $235,414 in support through the Canada Cultural Spaces Fund for the renovation of the Granthams Landing Community Hall in Granthams Landing, B.C. The full release is available … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Marc Miller (Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Sœurs, Que.) on behalf of Heritage and Multiculturalism Minister Pablo Rodriguez (Honoré-Mercier, Que.) announced that the Government of Canada will provide $445,000 to Maison Saint-Gabriel Museum and Historic Site for the development of an ancestral orchard. In April 2020, the project will mark the 400th anniversary of the … Read more
Heritage and Multiculturalism Minister Pablo Rodriguez (Honoré-Mercier, Que.) announced that the Government of Canada has increased support to 181 festivals, community celebrations and arts presenters across New Brunswick, totalling $2.1 million so far in 2019‒2020. He also announced that 60 communities across Atlantic Canada, as well as Ottawa, will benefit from $500,100 in new funding for National … Read more
Liberal MP Bob Nault (Kenora, Ont.) on behalf of Heritage and Multiculturalism Minister Pablo Rodriguez (Honoré-Mercier, Que.) announced $133,886 in funding for a Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation digital documentary series. The First Nation will partner with professional filmmakers to produce an Oji-Cree language mini-documentary series. Each episode of the series, KI Talking Circle Series, will focus on a different aspect … Read more
Heritage and Multiculturalism Minister Pablo Rodriguez (Honoré-Mercier, Que.) issued the following statement on Eid al-Adha: “Today marks the beginning of Eid al-Adha, one of the most sacred festivals in the Muslim calendar. This celebration marks the end of the Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca. Muslims in Canada and around the world will come together with … Read more
Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) and Heritage and Multiculturalism Minister Pablo Rodriguez (Honoré-Mercier, Que.) launched a design competition for the National Monument to Canada’s Mission in Afghanistan. MacAulay and Rodriguez invite teams of professional artists, landscape architects, architects and other urban design professionals to submit their credentials and examples of prior work to the Request for … Read more
Minister of Tourism, Official Languages and La Francophonie Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.) confirmed an investment of $14.6 million over five years, starting in 2019–2020, to support the creation of a new digital platform to broadcast French-language audiovisual products: TV5MONDE Plus. The full release is available online. Call 819-997-7788. Liberal MP David Graham (Laurentides–Labelle, Que.) on behalf of Heritage and Multiculturalism … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Sean Casey (Charlottetown, PEI) on behalf of Heritage and Multiculturalism Minister Pablo Rodriguez (Honoré-Mercier, Que.) announced investments totalling nearly $8 million to support the Confederation Centre of the Arts and more than 40 events and festivals in Prince Edward Island. The full release is … Read more
Liberal MP Mark Eyking (Sydney-Victoria, N.S.) on behalf of Heritage and Multiculturalism Minister Pablo Rodriguez (Honoré-Mercier, Que.) announced $270,000 in funding in the Nova Scotia Highland Village Society for its Highland Village development project. This investment, made through Canadian Heritage’s Canada Cultural Spaces Fund, will span two years (2020–2022). The full release is available online. Call 819-997-7788. Natural Resources … Read more
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Ahmed Hussen (York South-Weston, Ont.) and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development (Housing and Urban Affairs) Adam Vaughan (Spadina-Fort York, Ont.), on behalf of Heritage and Multiculturalism Minister Pablo Rodriguez (Honoré-Mercier, Que.) and Minister of Tourism, Official Languages and La Francophonie Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.), announced that the … Read more
