Transport Minister Omar Alghabra (Mississauga Centre, Ont.), Health Minister Patty Hajdu (Thunder Bay-Superior North, Ont.) and Liberal MP Marcus Powlowski (Thunder Bay–Rainy River, Ont.)announced that the Government of Canada is making important safety investments at the Thunder Bay International Airport. Through Transport Canada’s Airports Capital Assistance Program (ACAP), the Government of Canada will provide almost $12.5 million … Read more
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra (Mississauga Centre, Ont.) and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport Soraya Martinez Ferrada (Hochelaga, Que.) announced that the Government of Canada still intends to complete the rail bypass project in 2023. The Government of Canada and the rail operator, Canadian Pacific Railway, will start preparing plans and specifications in the coming weeks. The construction … Read more
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra (Mississauga Centre, Ont.) announced two reappointments in the transportation sector. The full release is available online. Call 613-290-8656
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra (Mississauga Centre, Ont.) announced the appointment of France Pégeot as chairperson of the Canadian Transportation Agency for a term of five years. The full release is available online. Call 613-290-8656.
Transport Canada has issued fines to two individual passengers for presenting false or misleading COVID-19 pre-departure tests. The first passenger was fined $2,500 for presenting an altered COVID-19 test and knowingly boarding a flight from the Dominican Republic to Toronto on February 8, 2021. The second passenger was fined $6,500 for presenting an altered COVID-19 … Read more
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra (Mississauga Centre, Ont.) issued this statement: “I was pleased to virtually gather with my counterparts from France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union today. Collectively, we share the same goal for a safe and gradual re-opening of international travel and tourism. As the world is still … Read more
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra (Mississauga Centre, Ont.), Health Minister Patty Hajdu (Thunder Bay-Superior North, Ont.), Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair (Scarborough-Southwest, Ont.), Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Marco Mendicino (Eglinton-Lawrence, Ont.) and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and President of the Queen’s Privy Council Dominic LeBlanc (Beauséjour, N.B.) announced new rules for some international travel. Given the high number … Read more
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra (Mississauga Centre, Ont.); Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna (Ottawa-Centre, Ont.); Government House Leader Pablo Rodriguez (Honoré-Mercier, Que.); Quebec Minister of Economy and Innovation Pierre Fitzgibbon; Quebec Minister for Transport Chantal Rouleau; and the Chief Executive Officer of the Canada Infrastructure Bank Ehren Cory announced a $500 million financial package to support Aéroports de Montréal and to enable the construction … Read more
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra (Mississauga Centre, Ont.), Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Bernadette Jordan (South Shore–St. Margaret’s, N.S.) and Environment and Climate Change Minister Jonathan Wilkinson (North Vancouver, B.C.) announced protective measures for this year and beyond to restore the Southern Resident killer whale populations. The full release is available online. Call 613-290-8656.
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra (Mississauga Centre, Ont.) announced reappointments in the transportation sector. The full release is available online. Call 613-290-8656.
