Minister of Public Safety David McGuinty (Ottawa South, Ont.) announced the launch of a series of Government of Canada-led exercises with provincial and territorial governments designed to further strengthen our ability to take action and respond to events at the border. The first exercise was held on Jan. 3 with the government of Ontario. Senior … Read more
Minister of Finance and Intergovernmental Affairs Dominic LeBlanc (Beauséjour, N.B.) released Canada’s Border Plan. Backed by an investment of $1.3 billion and built around five pillars, this plan will bolster border security, strengthen our immigration system and contribute to ensuring Canada’s future prosperity. The Government of Canada will increase support to law enforcement agencies in detecting, … Read more
Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs Dominic LeBlanc (Beauséjour, N.B.) announced that Public Safety Canada will fund the establishment of a Cyber Attribution Data Centre at the Canadian Institute for Cybersecurity at the University of New Brunswick. The government is committing to fund this project up to a total of $10 million … Read more
Minister of Emergency Preparedness, President of the King’s Privy Council and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada Harjit S. Sajjan (Vancouver South, B.C.) announced payments of almost $67 million to Nova Scotia through the Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements (DFAA) program, to assist with response and recovery costs associated with the wildfires in … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Mike Kelloway (Cape Breton-Canso, N.S.) announced an investment of $4.15 million to support at-risk Indigenous youth in the Paqtnkek First Nation community, in Nova Scotia. The full release is available online. Contact gabriel.brunet@iga-aig.gc.ca.
Minister of Emergency Preparedness, President of the King’s Privy Council and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada Harjit S. Sajjan (Vancouver South, B.C.) announced payments of over $148 million to the British Columbia through the Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements (DFAA) program, to assist with response and recovery costs associated with the wildfires … Read more
Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs Dominic LeBlanc (Beauséjour, N.B.), Minister of Public Services and Procurement and Quebec Lieutenant Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.) and National Defence Minister Bill Blair (Scarborough-Southwest, Ont.) announced that 324 additional unique makes and models of assault-style firearms are now prohibited in Canada. They also announced that the … Read more
Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs Dominic LeBlanc (Beauséjour, N.B.) announced that the Government of Canada has listed Ansarallah, commonly referred to as the Houthis, as a terrorist entity under the Criminal Code. Ansarallah is a militant group that has waged an insurgency in Yemen since the early 2000s seeking to unseat the internationally … Read more
Liberal MP Brendan Hanley (Yukon) announced that the Government of Canada is investing $4 million in Yukon through the Gun and Gang Violence Action Fund. This funding will support efforts by community organizations and law enforcement to combat gun violence and keep our communities safe. The full release is available online. Contact gabriel.brunet@iga-aig.gc.ca.
Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs Dominic LeBlanc (Beauséjour, N.B.) announced a federal investment of more than $1 million to prevent gun crime and gang violence in Stratford, Ont. The full release is available online. Contact gabriel.brunet@iga-aig.gc.ca.
