Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Matt DeCourcey (Fredericton, N.B.) announced $669,000 in federal funding to support work on four projects in New Brunswick under the National Disaster Mitigation Program. The full release is available online. Call 613-998-5681.
Minister of Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction Bill Blair (Scarborough-Southwest, Ont.) announced that over $2 million has been made available under the National Crime Prevention Strategy for the Transitions Project delivered by the WISH Drop-In Centre Society. The Transitions Project aims to support individuals overcome barriers in exiting the sex trade by creating individualized services ensuring dignity and self-determination an … Read more
Minister of Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction Bill Blair (Scarborough-Southwest, Ont.) announced $10.1 million over five years to the Province of British Columbia to support law enforcement by increasing the number of frontline police officers trained in Standardized Field Sobriety Testing and Drug Recognition Expert evaluation, and establishing dedicated trainers to deliver new and refresher … Read more
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale (Regina-Wascana, Sask.) announced new and expanded eligible costs covered by the program. The list of eligible expenditures under SIP has been expanded to include up to $10,000 for basic training for staff and others as appropriate to respond to a hate-motivated incident. The full release is available online. Call 613-998-5681.
Minister for International Development and Minister for Women and Gender Equality Maryam Monsef (Peterborough-Kawartha, Ont.) announced over $100,150 in federal funding to the Province of Ontario to support work on two projects under the National Disaster Mitigation Program. Kawartha Conservation is leading delivery of these two projects that will contribute to updating and establishing floodplain mapping in the … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Tourism, Official Languages and La Francophonie Alaina Lockhart (Fundy Royal, NL) announced $637,500 in federal funding to New Brunswick under the National Disaster Mitigation Program to better plan for and prevent the effects of flooding in Sussex. The full release is available online. Call 613-998-5681.
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale (Regina-Wascana, Sask.) spoke with other federal ministers and provincial ministers and officials from Ontario, Quebec, and New Brunswick to discuss flood recovery efforts. The meeting focused on the current flooding situations in the three affected provinces, the availability of federal funding to support post-flood needs, and the short and long-term requirements for … Read more
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale (Regina-Wascana, Sask.) strengthened the accountability of the Canada Border Services Agency by introducing Bill C-98, An Act to amend the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act and the Canada Border Services Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts to establish an independent review function of the CBSA.This would be accomplished with respect … Read more
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale (Regina-Wascana, Sask.) announced the Government of Canada will provide a $2.5 million grant to the Canadian Red Cross to support flood recovery efforts across Canada. The full release is available online. Call 613-998-5681.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance (Youth Economic Opportunity) Jennifer O’Connell (Pickering-Uxbridge, Ont.) announced $45,000 in federal funding to the Province of Ontario under the National Disaster Mitigation Program. This funding supported the acquisition of elevation information required to update floodplain mapping for the Town of Whitby and City of Oshawa, as well as small portions of … Read more
