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Government of Canada extends provisions for rail in the Canada Transportation Act
OTTAWA , June 15, 2016 /CNW/ - The Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport, and the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay , Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food... To read...
Speaking Notes for the Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport – At the Conference of Montreal
Introduction Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I would like to thank the organizers of the Conference of Montreal for inviting me to open this plenary session on building...
Ontario Expanding GO Rail Service to Waterloo Region
Ontario is one step closer to building the innovation supercorridor by delivering two-way, all-day GO train service between Toronto and Waterloo Region... To read full...
Media Advisory - Minister Garneau to host #TellTC Facebook Live events around the Canadian passenger experience
OTTAWA , June 14, 2016 /CNW/ - The Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport, will be hosting two Facebook Live events to hear from Canadians about their experiences as...
British Jobs At Canadian Firms At Risk Over Brexit Vote, Morneau Says
OTTAWA — Finance Minister Bill Morneau is warning Britain that tens of thousands of jobs at Canadian firms in the United Kingdom are vulnerable because of the debate...
Media Advisory Unifor National President to speak at Toronto Town Hall on TPP
TORONTO , June 14, 2016 /CNW/ - Unifor National President, Jerry Dias will participate in a public town hall to discuss the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade...
The Top Line: Mid-Term Cabinet Reboot
Yesterday, approximately two years ahead of the 2018 election, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne recalibrated the Government’s front bench. There are now 30 ministers in...
New Committee items posted on the parliamentary website
Environment and Sustainable Development (ENVI) Meeting Notice: Meeting Notice: Finance (FINA) Meeting Amendment: Government Operations and Estimates (OGGO) Meeting...
Damage to a crossover switch led to the August 2015 freight train derailment in Farnham Yard, Quebec
DORVAL, QC, June 13, 2016 /CNW Telbec/ - In its investigation report ( R15D0073 ) released today, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) determined that a...
4 provinces to power Canadian economy - B.C., Manitoba, Ontario, P.E.I.
Canada's economy is expected to grow by 1.5 per cent in 2016, with British Columbia to lead the country in growth, according to an outlook by the Conference Board of...
Strike Averted - All VIA Rail trains running as scheduled. VIA Rail and UNIFOR Reach a New Tentative Agreement
MONTRÉAL, June 12, 2016 /CNW Telbec/ - VIA Rail Canada announced that it has reached a tentative agreement with UNIFOR, the union that represents the 1,800 of 2,500 of VIA...
How Much Will Mississauga Get From Justin Trudeau?
According to a recent Toronto Star article , the announcements have to do with putting infrastructure money to work in Toronto and other areas before summer construction...