President of the King’s Privy Council and Minister of Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair (Scarborough-Southwest, Ont.) announced final payments totaling $13,051,334 to Alberta through the Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements program, to assist with recovery costs associated with the 2011 and 2013 weather events. The full release is available online. Contact Joanna.Kanga@kpc-cpr.gc.ca.
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino (Eglinton-Lawrence, Ont.) announced that Peel Region will receive up to $8.1 million from the Building Safer Communities Fund to prevent gun crime and gang violence in the region. The full release is available online. Contact Audrey.Champoux@ps-sp.gc.ca.
Liberal MP Wayne Long (Saint John-Rothesay, N.B.) announced that the City of Saint John will receive up to $972,992 and the Kennebecasis Region will receive up to $824,018, totalling up to $1.79 million from the Building Safer Communities Fund to prevent gun crime and gang violence in the city. The full release is available online. Contact Audrey.Champoux@ps-sp.gc.ca. Liberal MP John … Read more
Liberal MP Ron McKinnon (Coquitlam-Port Coquitlam, B.C.) announced that the City of Coquitlam will receive up to $2.24 million from the Building Safer Communities Fund to prevent gun crime and gang violence in the city. The full release is available online. Contact Audrey.Champoux@ps-sp.gc.ca.
Liberal MPs Wilson Miao (Richmond Centre, Ont.) and Parm Bains (Steveston-Richmond East, Ont.) announced that the City of Richmond, B.C., will receive up to $2.68 million from the Building Safer Communities Fund to prevent gun crime and gang violence in the city. The full release is available online. Contact Audrey.Champoux@ps-sp.gc.ca.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Terry Beech (Burnaby North—Seymour, B.C.) announced that the City of Burnaby, B.C., will receive up to $2.96 million from the Building Safer Communities Fund to prevent gun crime and gang violence in the city. This funding will help address the underlying conditions that give rise … Read more
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino (Eglinton-Lawrence, Ont.) announced that the City of London will receive up to $3.09 million from the Building Safer Communities Fund to prevent gun crime and gang violence in the city. This funding will help address the underlying conditions that give rise to crime. The full release is available online. Contact Audrey.Champoux@ps-sp.gc.ca.
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino (Eglinton-Lawrence, Ont.) issued a statement: “I am pleased to announce the re-appointment of Dr. Ivan Zinger as Correctional Investigator of Canada. Having served as Correctional Investigator for the past six years and having previously served as Executive Director and General Counsel in the Office of the Correctional Investigator, Dr. Zinger … Read more
President of the King’s Privy Council and Minister of Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair (Scarborough-Southwest, Ont.) announced an interim payment of $19,666,317 to Saskatchewan, through the Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements program, to assist with recovery costs associated with the 2013 floods. The full release is available online. Contact Joanna.Kanga@qpc-cpr.gc.ca.
On Dec. 16, federal, provincial and territorial (FPT) ministers responsible for emergency management met to discuss progress made on shared emergency management priorities. The meeting was co-chaired by President of the King’s Privy Council and Minister of Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair (Scarborough-Southwest, Ont.), Doyle Piwniuk, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure for Manitoba, and Richard Mostyn, Minister … Read more
