Industry Minister James Moore (Port Moody-Westwood-Port Coquitlam, B.C.) introduced new legislation in Parliament that will expand access to print materials in formats vital to those living with a print disability. The Support for Canadians with Print Disabilities Act will enable Canada to join the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industry Mike Lake (Edmonton-Mill Woods-Beaumont, Alta.) and Conservative MP John Carmichael (Don Valley West, Ont.) highlighted the Economic Action Plan 2015 commitment to $2 million to expand the Computers for Schools program. The full release is available online. Call 343-291-2500.
Industry Minister James Moore (Port Moody-Westwood-Port Coquitlam, B.C.) announced the appointment of Justice Robert A. Blair as chair of the Copyright Board of Canada, effective immediately. Blair was appointed to the Court of Appeal for Ontario in November 2003, after serving for 12 years as a trial judge on the Superior Court. In both capacities, he has … Read more
Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism) Maxime Bernier (Beauce, Que.) spoke about the Government of Canada’s continued commitment to promoting Canada as a premier tourism destination during his address at Rendez-vous Canada 2015. Bernier spoke to Canadian tourism sellers and some 30 international travel trade media about the additional support for tourism announced in Budget … Read more
Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism) Maxime Bernier (Beauce, Que.) and Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander (Ajax-Pickering, Ont.) will both deliver remarks at Rendez-vous Canada, the annual international tourism tradeshow that is taking place this year in Niagara Falls. The event will be held at Scotiabank Convention Centre, Outside the Peller Estates Ballroom, 6815 … Read more
Minister of State (Science and Technology) Ed Holder (London West, Ont.) and Conservative MP David Sweet (Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Westdale, Ont.) announced a $12.5-million investment to Let’s Talk Science to help expand its programming to reach 5 million young people from across Canada over five years, particularly those living in rural, remote and Aboriginal communities outside the major city centres. … Read more
Industry Minister James Moore (Port Moody-Westwood-Port Coquitlam, B.C.) announced that the government exceeded that target by over 75,000 households in the first round of partnership approvals, bringing high-speed Internet access to more than 356,000 homes across Canada at an average speed of over 5 Mbps. In the Economic Action Plan 2014, the government made a commitment … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industry Mike Lake (Edmonton-Mill Woods-Beaumont, Alta.) joined world-leading researchers on autism spectrum disorders at the annual meeting of the International Society for Autism Research in Salt Lake City, Utah. He participated in a panel discussion and spoke about Canada’s actions to support autism research. The full release is available online. Call 343-291-2700.
Industry Minister James Moore (Port Moody-Westwood-Port Coquitlam, B.C.) announced the list of provisional licence winners in the 2500 MHz auction. Nine companies acquired spectrum in the auction, which raised a total of $755.37 million. Spectrum in the 2500 MHz band is ideal for providing broadband services in rural areas, and it can also deliver fast, reliable … Read more
With 50 billion smart devices estimated to be connected online by 2020, Canada must prepare for the enormous growth in wireless usage and emerging machine-to-machine technologies-an integral part of the Internet of Things. This was the topic of discussion at the Wavefront Summits, an annual conference hosted by Wavefront, which had as its theme this … Read more
