Prime Minister’s Special Advisor for the Prairies Jim Carr (Winnipeg South Centre, Man.) met with the Saskatchewan Chambers of Commerce to discuss investments to support small and medium-sized businesses in Budget 2021: A Recovery Plan for Jobs, Growth, and Resilience. The full release is available online. Call 613-957-5420.
Prime Minister’s Special Advisor for the Prairies Jim Carr (Winnipeg South Centre, Man.) and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development Gudie Hutchings (Long Range Mountains, N.L.) met with Women Entrepreneurs of Saskatchewan and Sandra Masters, Mayor of Regina, to discuss she-cession investments from Budget 2021: A Recovery Plan for Jobs, Growth, … Read more
Prime Minister’s Special Advisor for the Prairies Jim Carr (Winnipeg South Centre, Man.) met with Indigenous leaders to discuss housing investments from Budget 2021. Investments in clean water, housing, and other community infrastructure will create good jobs and build healthier, safer, and more prosperous Indigenous communities in the long-term. The investments in the federal government’s plan will accelerate its … Read more
Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and President of the Queen’s Privy Council Dominic LeBlanc (Beauséjour, N.B.) met with industry leaders to discuss early learning and child care plan investments from Budget 2021: A Recovery Plan for Jobs, Growth, and Resilience. The full release is available online. Call 343-551-9740. Prime Minister’s Special Advisor for the Prairies Jim Carr (Winnipeg South Centre, … Read more
Agreements for Safe Restart Agreement funding have been signed with TransLink, BC Transit and BC Ferries. Contribution agreements with the three transportation agencies have been finalized. These agreements set out specific details and requirements of the three agencies as they share in the $1.038 billion in funding from the Government of Canada and Province of … Read more
Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and President of the Queen’s Privy Council Dominic LeBlanc (Beauséjour, N.B.) announced over $6.4 million in top-up funding for Prince Edward Island. This investment—supplemental funding under the Safe Restart Agreement—will help strengthen those supports available to the people of Prince Edward Island, particularly the most vulnerable, as part of the ongoing national response to the … Read more
A joint pilot program from the Government of Alberta and the Government of Canada – the first of its kind in the country – will safely test an alternative to the current 14-day quarantine requirement for international travellers while continuing to protect Canadians from COVID-19. The new pilot announced October 22 will explore the feasibility of … Read more
Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and President of the Queen’s Privy Council Dominic LeBlanc (Beauséjour, N.B.) announced over $12.5 million in top-up funding for Nunavut. This investment—supplemental funding under the Safe Restart Agreement—will help strengthen those supports available to the people of Nunavut, particularly the most vulnerable, as part of the ongoing national response to the COVID-19 … Read more
Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and President of the Queen’s Privy Council Dominic LeBlanc (Beauséjour, N.B.) announced the appointment of Yoan Marier as a member of the Transportation Safety Board. The full release is available online. Call 343-551-9740.
Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and President of the Queen’s Privy Council Dominic LeBlanc (Beauséjour, N.B.) met with Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister in Winnipeg to discuss shared priorities on health care and economic recovery, including infrastructure investments and internal trade. LeBlanc noted the strong level of federal, provincial, and territorial collaboration throughout the pandemic on many economic recovery … Read more
