Heritage and Multiculturalism Minister Pablo Rodriguez (Honoré-Mercier, Que.) issued the following statement on the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Legislative Review What We Heard Report: “I thank the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Legislative Review Panel for its report and all Canadians who took the time to make submissions. Our end goal is clear. If you benefit, you contribute. No … Read more
Liberal MP Wayne Long (Saint John-Rothesay, N.B.), on behalf of Heritage and Multiculturalism Minister Pablo Rodriguez (Honoré-Mercier, Que.), announced an investment of $245,000 to the Place Fort La Tour project of the Fort La Tour Development Authority. This funding, provided by the Department of Canadian Heritage through the Canada Cultural Spaces Fund, will allow the organization to … Read more
Liberal MP Yves Robillard (Marc-Aurèle-Fortin, Que.) and Liberal MP Linda Lapointe (Rivière-des-Mille-Iles, Que.) took part in the inauguration of the permanent Incroyable, mais vrai! (Incredible, but True!) exhibition at the new Exploration Centre at Parc de la Rivière-des-Mille-Îles. Robillard and Lapointe, who were present on behalf of Heritage and Multiculturalism Minister Pablo Rodriguez (Honoré-Mercier, Que.), acknowledged the $1,011,000 in government support for … Read more
Liberal MP Mona Fortier (Ottawa-Vanier, Ont.) on behalf of Minister of Tourism, Official Languages and La Francophonie Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.), Families, Children and Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.) and Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Moncton–Riverview–Dieppe, N.B.), announced three new initiatives in French-language post-secondary training with a combined value of $34.6 million. The full release is available online. … Read more
Heritage and Multiculturalism Minister Pablo Rodriguez (Honoré-Mercier, Que.) and Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains (Mississauga-Malton, Ont.) announced Government of Canada support for the 40th edition of the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal. Canadian Heritage has provided $1.25 million for the 2019 edition of the Festival, including $1 million from the Canada Arts Presentation Fund. In … Read more
Heritage and Multiculturalism Minister Pablo Rodriguez (Honoré-Mercier, Que.) announced the appointments of three part-time members and the reappointment of one part-time member to the Board of Directors of the National Capital Commission. The full list is available online. Call 819-997-7788.
Minister of Tourism, Official Languages and La Francophonie Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.) announced a $60 million investment over four years to increase funding to provinces and territories in support of vibrant and high-quality minority-language education as provisioned in Budget 2019. These funds will supplement the more than $235 million in funding already allocated to the provinces and … Read more
Heritage and Multiculturalism Minister Pablo Rodriguez (Honoré-Mercier, Que.) announced the Government of Canada is investing $10.5 million in nearly 400 cultural celebrations and events across Quebec this summer. The funding is provided through the Celebrate Canada program, the Local Festivals component of the Building Communities through Arts and Heritage Program, and the Canada Arts Presentation Fund. Minister Rodriguez … Read more
Heritage and Multiculturalism Minister Pablo Rodriguez (Honoré-Mercier, Que.) made the following statement: “On this special day, I am very pleased to note that Canada has joined with the rest of the world to support UNESCO’s International Year of Indigenous Languages in 2019. On February 5, I introduced Bill C-91, An Act Respecting Indigenous Languages, to revitalize, … Read more
Liberal MP Anthony Rota (Nipissing–Timiskaming, Ont.) on behalf of the Heritage and Multiculturalism Minister Pablo Rodriguez (Honoré-Mercier, Que.) announced a $97,200 investment in the Temiskaming Art Gallery to support its exhibit of the work of Ojibwa artist Benjamin Chee Chee. “The diverse stories of Indigenous Peoples deserve to be celebrated and shared across Canada and the world,” said … Read more
