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Government of Canada hosts National Forum on Combatting Antisemitism

Antisemitism is unacceptable and has no place in Canada. We must stand united against hatred in all its forms by actively addressing antisemitism through accountability, education, and solidarity – using all tools and laws available, and examining their effectiveness. No community should live in fear because of their identity.

Categories: Public Safety Canada
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Minister David McGuinty to announce funding to City of Ottawa

Members of the media are invited to join the Honourable David J. McGuinty, Minister of Public Safety, along with Yasir Naqvi, Member of Parliament for Ottawa Centre, Marie-France Lalonde, Member of Parliament for Orléans, and Anita Vandenbeld, Member of Parliament for Ottawa West-Nepean, to announce funding for the Ottawa Police Service to enhance their presence within the Parliamentary District. They will be joined by Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe and Ottawa Chief of Police Eric Stubbs.

Categories: Public Safety Canada
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Rapid Response Mechanism Canada detects second ‘Spamouflage’ campaign targeting Canada-based Chinese-language commentators and their families

Spamouflage has been publicly reported over a period of several years by technology companies and threat intelligence experts who have connected the activity to the People’s Republic of China (PRC). RRM Canada has been able to attribute this new campaign, including the bots involved, to the PRC with high confidence.

Categories: Global Affairs Canada
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Greater Vancouver's MFH International Enterprise Inc. receives approximately $1.07M fine and probation for offences under the Food and Drugs Act

MFH International Enterprise Inc., doing business as Male & Female Harmony (a chain of adult stores in Burnaby, Richmond, and Vancouver, B.C.) was found guilty of three charges under the Food and Drugs Act for the sale of sexual enhancement prescription drugs deceptively packaged as natural health products.

Categories: Health Canada
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Government of Canada announces support for local food infrastructure projects across Canada

Today, Kody Blois, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, and Member of Parliament for Kings–Hants, on behalf of the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, visited the Town of Truro and announced up to $5.6 million to support 87 new projects across Canada under the Small Scale Projects component of the Local Food Infrastructure Fund (LFIF).

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Media Advisory: Infrastructure Announcement in Dieppe

Members of the media are invited to an infrastructure announcement with the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Finance and Intergovernmental Affairs, the Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, President of the Treasury Board and Member of Parliament for Moncton–Riverview–Dieppe, Ernest Thibodeau, Deputy Mayor of the City of Dieppe, and Her Worship Dawn Arnold, Mayor of the City of Moncton.

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The Governments of Canada and British Columbia support more healthy meals for kids in British Columbia

The Honourable Jenna Sudds, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, the Honourable Harjit Sajjan, Minister of Emergency Preparedness and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, and the Honourable Lisa Beare, Minister of Education and Child Care for British Columbia, will make an announcement on the National School Food Program.

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Healthy meals for kids, savings for families in the Northwest Territories 

No kid should go to school hungry. And in the Northwest Territories, where food prices are among the highest in the country, getting kids a full breakfast before they head out the door or packing school lunches is not always an easy task. That’s why school food programs are so important. They provide healthy meals to kids throughout the school year. They also save working families hundreds of dollars in grocery bills.