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MP Rob Clarke invites local employers to apply for Canada Summer Jobs 2012 Creating Jobs, Strengthening Communities Ottawa, Ontario, February 1st 2012— Rob Clarke, Member of Parliament for Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River today encouraged employers to apply for funding through the Canada Summer Jobs program to help create jobs for students this summer. Employers can apply online [...]

News Release For immediate release Harper Government Introduces the Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers Act Ottawa, Ontario, October 18, 2011 – Western Canadian wheat and barley farmers will have the freedom to market their grain as they choose and the true economic potential of the prairie grain sector will be unleashed by The Marketing Freedom [...]

Get ready for the 2011-2012 Prime Minister’s Awards – Call for Nominations Do you know an outstanding educator? Nominate them today for the Prime Minister’s Awards! Guidelines and nomination forms for the 2011-2012 Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Early Childhood Education and Teaching Excellence are now available, with nominations accepted until November 30th. Awards [...]

Under the stewardship of our Conservative government, nearly 600,000 jobs have been created in Canada since July, 2009.  This includes seven straight quarters of growth in the economic sector.  Canada’s economy has performed admirably in a time of world economic crisis during our government’s period in power, proving that our low-tax policy is working – [...]

Rob Clarke MP Encourages Aboriginal Youth to Apply for Foreign Aid Internships OTTAWA, Ontario   Today, Rob Clarke MP encouraged local aboriginal youth in Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River to participate in the Government of Canada’s new International Aboriginal Youth Internship (IAYI) initiative. On June 21, the Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of International Cooperation, announced an innovative program [...]

 Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, the Honourable Joe Oliver, and Jacques Gourde, Member of Parliament for Lotbinière–Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, announced today that the Harper Government has renewed the popular ecoENERGY Retrofit – Homes program. This initiative is helping Canadians save on home improvements and energy costs while protecting the environment. “Our Government is committed to easing the [...]

Prime Minister’s Volunteer Awards http://www.pm.gc.ca/eng/feature.asp?mode=preview&featureId=25  The best solutions to the challenges facing Canada’s communities are often found locally. For this reason, in January 2011, the Prime Minister announced the creation of the Prime Minister’s Award for Volunteers to recognize the enormous contribution volunteers make to Canada. The Government of Canada also expressed its interest in [...]

Enhancements to the New Horizons for Seniors Program The Government of Canada has made enhancements to the New Horizons for Seniors Program to allow a broader array of organizations to develop a greater variety of projects to meet the changing needs of communities. The New Horizons for Seniors Program (NHSP) is a federal Grants and [...]

The newly enacted Canada Consumer Product Safety Act gives our government more legislative power to protect Canadians. A large number of children under ten years of age receive medical treatment each year due to injuries caused by consumer products in the home.  The CCPSA will enable our government to recall unreasonably dangerous products from store [...]

It’s great to be back at work in the House of Commons.  With a strong mandate from voters across this great country, our government will be looking to implement important legislation to make Canada safer and to maintain our strong global financial position.  Our first priority, as always, will be the economy.  We take our [...]