Good morning everyone. Thank you, Alan, for the introduction and for inviting me to participate today.International coordination in nuclear energy innovation is an important and timely issue and one I am glad to be able to discuss with you.Momentum has continued to build on innovative nuclear technologies, even during this tumultuous year.That makes turning our collective focus to these technologies more important than ever.But, before I get to that, a bit on my organization.

Please be advised that the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Indigenous Services, Valerie Gideon, Associate Deputy Minister of Indigenous Services Canada, and Dr. Tom Wong, Chief Medical Officer of Public Health, will hold a news conference to provide an update on coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

The Honourable Andy Fillmore, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, on behalf of the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Health, and the Honourable Zach Churchill, Minister of Health for Nova Scotia, will announce support towards safe voluntary isolation sites in Nova Scotia.

Today Terry Beech, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, announced the official opening of the new Canadian Coast Guard search and rescue station in Victoria, B.C.

Canadians should have full confidence in their judicial system. Maintaining this confidence requires that there be an accountable, transparent and fiscally responsible process for the handling of complaints against federally appointed judges.

On May 19, 2021, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, contraband and unauthorized items were seized at Donnacona Institution, a federal maximum-security institution.

The safety of mariners and the protection of the marine environment are top priorities for the Canadian Coast Guard. Our Inshore Rescue Boat stations enhance our ability to respond to emergencies in Canadian waters.

Remarks from the Chief Public Health Officer on COVID-19, May 25, 2021.

Canada is a strong proponent of rules-based multilateral trade and believes that international trade will play an important role in the global recovery from COVID-19.

ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᖏᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᔪᒪᐃᓐᓇᕐᖓᑕ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᖁᑦᑎᑦᑐᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑐᓕᕆᕕᒻᒥᑦ (CHARS) ᐃᖃᓗᑦᑑᑦᑎᐊᕐᒥ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ, ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᕕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᓪᓗ ᐅᑭᐅᒐᓴᕐᓄᑦ, ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑏᓐᓇᕐᓗᑎᓪᓗ ᐃᓄᐃᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒦᑦᑐᓂᑦ ᓂᐅᕐᕈᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᒪᓂᒪᔾᔪᑎᖃᖃᑦᑕᕐᓗᑎᑦ.

Kavamat Kanatami tuniqhimayut ikayuqturiagani Kanatamiut Qutiqtumi Ukiuqtaqtumi Ilituqhaivik Havakvik Iqaluktuutiami, Nunavumi, ukua ilituqhaijutit naunaiyautilu havaat havaariyauniqnigani amihuni ukiuni tikituukhani, piqariaganilu manikhaqhiurutinik pivalianiginik Inuinaqnit Nunavumi uvuuna niuviqniginit atuqtakhat.

The Government of Canada is committed to supporting the Canadian High Arctic Research Station (CHARS) in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, where research and science programs will be conducted for decades to come, and to ensuring economic development of Inuit in Nunavut through procurement opportunities.

ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᖁᑦᑎᑦᑐᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᕕᒃ (CHARS) ᓯᓚᕐᔪᐊᒥ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒨᖓᔪᓂᒃ ᖃᔨᓴᕐᕕᐅᕙᑦᑐᖅ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᑦᑎᐊᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᓂᖏᓐᓂᓪᓗ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᖏᓐᓂ. ᑖᓐᓇ ᐱᐅᓂᖅᐹᕐᔪᐊᕌᓗᓐᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᕕᓂᒃ ᐅᐊᔭᒨᖅᑐᕈᓘᔭᕐᓂᓪᓗ ᐱᕕᖃᖅᑐᓂ, ᓱᓇᒃᑯᑖᖃᖅᑐᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᕕᖃᖅᑐᓂᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᐳᓚᕋᖅᑎᓄᓪᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑎᒻᒪᕆᓐᓄᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕈᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ, ᐊᔾᔨᐅᖏᑦᑐᓂᓪᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᖃᑦᑕᐅᑎᖃᑦᑕᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᕖᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑦᑐᖃᕐᒥᔪᖅ.

Kaanatami Tununganiqpaani Qauyiharvik (CHARS) havakvinga nunaryuaptiknit tamainnit-nakuuqpiaqtuq Ukiuqtaqtumi ihivriurvik pipkaidjutiyuq nakuutqiamik ihivriurniqmik unalu ihivriuqtauqttaaqtuq Kaanataup Ukiuqtaqtuninnganut. Quulitqiamik piqaqtuq ihivriurvingit unalu ilitariyauyuq igluqpak pipkaidjutigiyaa ihariagiyauyuq inikhamik, tamayangit unalu ihivriuqtauniqmut pittaarniq ihivriuqtiuyunut ahinit qaiyullu hunavaluknik ihivriuqtiuyunik pigiami nalunaqtunik naunaiyainiq Ukiuqtaqtumi, pikmagulu aippaanit aadlatqiimut ilangit ittut ihivriurviuyut.

The Canadian High Arctic Research Station campus is a world-class Arctic research facility that brings an enhanced level of research and analytical capability to Canada’s North. The state-of-the-art research labs and technological facilities provide the necessary space, equipment and analytical capability for researchers and visiting scientists to conduct science in the North, as a complement to the diverse network of existing research facilities.

Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) wishes to inform motorists, cyclists and pedestrians that there will be lane and sidewalk closures on the Macdonald-Cartier Bridge for maintenance purposes.

Members of the media are invited to attend an important virtual infrastructure event with Shaun Chen, Member of Parliament Scarborough North, on behalf of the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities; the Honourable Raymond Cho, Ontario’s Minister for Seniors and Accessibility and Member of Provincial Parliament for Scarborough North, on behalf of the Honourable Laurie Scott, Ontario’s Minister of Infrastructure; and Alan Lam, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto.

Today, Churence Rogers, Member of Parliament for Bonavista–Burin–Trinity, on behalf of the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, and the Honourable Elvis Loveless, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure for Newfoundland and Labrador, announced $155,000 in joint funding to improve the roof at Woodland Elementary School in Dildo, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Bar U Ranch National Historic Site has kicked off its 2021 visitor season and there’s room to roam.

The Government of Canada, through its Action Plan for Official Languages, invests more than $3.6 million in 23 British Columbia organizations that support official languages

The Government of Canada, through its Action Plan for Official Languages, invests more than $3.6 million in 23 British Columbia organizations that support official languages

The pandemic has affected all Canadians over the past year, and families, children and youth have been among those most negatively impacted. Adapting to working remotely for some, adjusting to on-line school for others, and the lack of connection with friends, extended family and other social networks have created significant additional pressures on families.

Today, the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, and the Member of Parliament for Burnaby North–Seymour, Terry Beech, hosted a virtual event to launch the novel technology streams of Canada's Food Waste Reduction Challenge, an initiative under the Food Policy for Canada.

Thanks to a $1.02-million investment, made as part of Canada–Quebec Operation High Speed, 670 households in the municipalities of Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton, Sainte-Séraphine and Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil will have access to high-speed Internet services by September 2022. The project, totalling $1.45 million, will be implemented by Maskatel.

The Honourable Maryam Monsef, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development, will announce a high-speed Internet investment in central and eastern Ontario.