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On April 17, 2020, the Prime Minister announced a $500M investment in the creation of the COVID-19 Emergency Fund to support organizations responsible for culture, heritage and sport. The fund is an additional and temporary aid measure. Funds re-allocated through Supplementary Estimates will bring further assistance to organizations supported by PCH.
How does the Government of Canada support parents who have lost an infant child?
In his annual report tabled on October 8, 2020, the Privacy Commissioner has recommended that the Privacy Act be extended to apply to Ministers’ Offices.
The 16th Actuarial Report on the Old Age Security (OAS) program as at December 31, 2018 has been recently tabled in Parliament. The Report’s key findings show that the number of OAS pension beneficiaries is projected to rise significantly over the next fifteen years. How confident is your Government that the OAS program will be there for Canadians in the future?
On 10/08/20, the Globe & Mail published an article titled “Ottawa's $1.5-billion foreign aid initiative has spent only $120,000 so far” criticizing Canada's Innovative Finance Programs.
The COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent rise in e-commerce has increased parcel volumes beyond anticipated levels, underscoring capacity issues in Iqaluit.
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner tabled their annual report in Parliament on October 8, 2020.
Changes to the Canada Media Fund announced in the Creative Canada framework and Budget 2018, supplementary estimates (B), 2020–21.
Hamilton 2026, a community-based bid group, is exploring the possibility of hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Hamilton, Ontario. The international Commonwealth Games Federation worked exclusively with Hamilton 2026 and Commonwealth Sport Canada until the end of September 2020 to develop a proposal and budget estimates to secure government support for the event. On October 6, 2020, a Hamilton area MPP suggested that the Province of Ontario would not be in a position to support the 2026 Games.