Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.) announced an investment of $1,498,181 to rehabilitate the airfield electrical systems at the Williams Lake Regional Airport. The full release is available online. Call 613-991-0700. Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Jean-Claude Poissant (La Prairie, Que.) announced that over $166,000 has been awarded to the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke to … Read more
On behalf of Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.), Liberal MP Gudie Hutchings (Long Range Mountains, NL) visited the Stephenville Airport to highlight the recent completion of a safety improvement project: the replacement of a snowplow truck. Call 613-991-0700.
Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.) announced changes to the Canadian Aviation Regulations that will enhance safety for seaplane passengers and crew. The changes require: passengers and crew of commercial seaplanes with nine passengers or less to wear an inflatable flotation device while the aircraft operates on or over water. In seaplanes with 10 to 19 passengers, flotation devices will … Read more
Minister of Rural Economic Development Bernadette Jordan (South Shore–St. Margaret’s, N.S.) marked the passage last week of Bill C-64: the Wrecked, Abandoned or Hazardous Vessels Act. The Act prohibits vessel abandonment and brings into Canadian law the International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks, 2007. It increases owner liability for vessels, addresses irresponsible vessel management, and enables the government to remove problem vessels. Not … Read more
Liberal MP Michael McLeod (Northwest Territories) and Robert C. McLeod, Minister of Environment and Natural Resources, participated in an event in Inuvik where they announced a new climate change adaptation research project under the Northern Transportation Adaptation Initiative. The Government of the Northwest Territories will receive $800,000 to support research at test sites along the Dempster … Read more
Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.) and Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Jonathan Wilkinson (North Vancouver, B.C.) mark the passage of Bill C-64: the Wrecked, Abandoned or Hazardous Vessels Act. The Act prohibits vessel abandonment and brings into Canadian law the International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks, 2007. The full release is available online. Call 613-991-0700.
Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.) and Chair of the Canada-United States Relations Cabinet Committee, concluded a working visit to Washington, D.C. Throughout his meetings, Garneau pressed the U.S. to remove its illegal and unjustified steel and aluminum tariffs that harm companies and workers in both Canada and the U.S. The full release is available online. Call 613-991-0700.
The Government of Canada has published: Canada’s Safety Framework for Automated and Connected Vehicles; and Safety Assessment for Automated Driving Systems in Canada. These two new, innovative documents released by Transport Canada will help industry accelerate the safe introduction of automated and connected vehicles on Canadian roads. The full release is available online. Call 613-991-0700.
Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.) issued the following statement: “On February 23, 1909, Pilot J.A.D. McCurdy flew the Silver Dart from Baddeck, Nova Scotia, launching Canada as a worldwide leader in aviation. This moment is something we celebrate each year on National Aviation Day. Those first flights prompted the Government of Canada to build … Read more
Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.) announced appointments in the transportation sector. The full release is available online. Call 613-991-0700.
