Tag: government
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Senator Enverga joins Pinoy Fiesta, ANCOP Walk 2015
On August 9, 2015 The Honourable Tobias C. Enverga Jr., Senator from Ontario, joined thousands of fellow kababayans at the Memorial South Park in Vancouver, British Columbia to celebrate the largest outdoor Filipino cultural festival in British Columbia, Pinoy Fiesta Vancouver. “It is great to be in Vancouver and see so many fellow kababayans come…
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Canadian Ambassador: Garbage not Toxic
Canadian Ambassador to the Philippines Neil Reeder said the garbage, which were stuffed inside container vans and shipped from Canada to a sanitary landfill in Tarlac, are not toxic wastes. Reeder said the Canadian Embassy, in cooperation with the Philippine government, is looking for solutions on how to dispose these waste materials. The Canadian envoy,…
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Senator Enverga welcomes announcement of President Benigno S. Aquino III state visit
Ottawa – Today, His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, announced the State visit to Canada of His Excellency Benigno S. Aquino III, President of the Republic of the Philippines, to take place in early May. “It is with great pride that I share this news with my fellow kababayans here…
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Harper Government to introduce legislation to put more money back to families
Employment and Social Development, and Candice Bergen, Minister of State for Social Development, announced on March 25 that the Harper Government will be introducing legislation in the coming days to enhance the Universal Child Care Benefit and fulfill the Government’s commitment to put money back in the pockets of hard-working Canadian families. Under the proposed…
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Philippines is Canada’s country of focus in development cooperation
Canada recently celebrated its 25th International Development Week (IDW), an annual event highlighting our country’s work abroad promoting development for those less fortunate. For Canadians, this is an opportunity to reflect on our efforts in reducing poverty internationally and to encourage others to contribute as well. The Philippines holds a special place in Canada’s…
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Job Creation, Lower Taxes and Free Trade – What Parliament Delivered This Year
OTTAWA, ONTARIO – Dec. 10, 2014 – Today, the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, the Honourable Peter Van Loan, and the Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Inter governmental Affairs and Minister for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, the Honourable Denis Lebel, outlined the Government’s legislative…