Media Statements – Interim Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development’s Opening Statement – 2013 Fall Report Press Conference
2013 Fall Report Press Conference—5 November 2013 Good morning. My name is Neil Maxwell, interim Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development. I’m pleased to present our Fall 2013 report,…
Stornoway Hosts Québec Minister of Natural Resources at Montreal Press Event to Highlight Government-Industry Partnerships
November 5, 2013 Stornoway Diamond Corporation (TSX-SWY) today hosted a press event at its Montreal head office in the presence of Ms. Martine Ouellet, the Québec Minister of Natural Resources,…
Government of Canada Releases the 2013-2016 Federal Sustainable Development Strategy
OTTAWA, Ont. – November 4, 2013 – The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Canada’s Environment Minister, Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency and Minister for the Arctic Council, today released the 2013-2016 Federal…
Oil and gas exploration advanced in North Yukon
FOR RELEASE November 4, 2013 WHITEHORSE—Energy, Mines and Resources Minister Scott Kent announced today that the Yukon government has issued an oil and gas exploration licence and signed a benefits…
Harper Government Remains Committed to the Economic Growth of Aboriginal Communities Across Canada
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (November 5, 2013) – On behalf of the Honourable Bernard Valcourt, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, Parliamentary Secretary Mark Strahl, Member of Parliament for Chilliwack-Fraser Canyon, delivered a…
Government Hosts Stakeholder Roundtable to Identify Infrastructure Priorities
Participants Coming Together to Create Good Jobs, Ensure Steady Growth: Minister A series of roundtable meetings with key stakeholders from across the province will help develop a multi-year plan to…
Minister Provides Position on Hydraulic Fracturing
Natural Resources November 4, 2013 The following statement was given today in the House of Assembly by the Honourable Derrick Dalley, Minister of Natural Resources: Minister Provides Position on Hydraulic…
David Suzuki Foundation calls on government to reject Prosperity Mine
VANCOUVER – Taseko Mines Ltd.’s proposed New Prosperity gold-copper mine should be rejected outright by the federal government, the David Suzuki Foundation says. A Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency report released Thursday…
Harper Government Welcomes the Coming into Force of the Safe Drinking Water for First Nations Act
Ref. #2-3871 OTTAWA, ONTARIO (November 1, 2013) – The Honourable Bernard Valcourt, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, announced the coming into force today of the Safe Drinking Water for…
Provincial and Territorial Ministers of Finance Build on Common Ground
Provincial and Territorial Ministers of Finance met in Toronto to review the tasks assigned to them by Premiers as part of the Council of the Federation (CoF). Ministers had very…
