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December 2006

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December 20, 2006
Canada’s New Government to Provide up to $20 Million for Evergreen at the Brick Works

News Release

Shown (left to right) are the Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transportation, Infrastructure and Communities; Ken Tanenbaum, Co-Chair of Evergreen's capital campaign; Geoff Cape, Executive Director of Evergreen; the Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance; and George Dark, Chair, Evergreen Board of Directors TORONTO, Ontario − Announcement of up to $20 million in funding for an innovative urban green space, Evergreen at the Brick Works. Shown (l-r) are the Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transportation, Infrastructure and Communities; Ken Tanenbaum, Co-Chair of Evergreen's capital campaign; Geoff Cape, Executive Director of Evergreen; the Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance; and George Dark, Chair, Evergreen Board of Directors.

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Photos published with the permission of Evergreen.

December 18, 2006
Canada's New Government announces sales program for the 11,000 acres of land in Mirabel, Québec

News Release

Prime Minister Stephen Harper at the podium. In the front row are Laurent Pellerin, President of the Union des producteurs agricoles du Québec; the Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities; Marcel Denis, of the Union des producteurs agricoles de la région de l'Outaouais-Laurentides; and Jacques Gourde, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food. At the rear are some of the members of the 11,000 Acres Committee. MIRABEL, Quebec − Prime Minister Stephen Harper at the announcement of the establishment of a sales program for the 11,000 acres of farmland in Mirabel. In the front row are Laurent Pellerin, President of the Union des producteurs agricoles du Quebec; the Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities; Marcel Denis, of the Union des producteurs agricoles de la région de l'Outaouais-Laurentides; and Jacques Gourde, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food. At the rear are some of the members of the 11,000 Acres Committee.

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Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Honourable Lawrence Cannon with maps showing the sales program for lands surrounding the Mirabel airport. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Honourable Lawrence Cannon with maps showing the sales program for lands surrounding the Mirabel airport.

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Prime Minister Stephen Harper at the podium, he is accompanied in the first row by the Honourable Lawrence Cannon; Marcel Denis, of the Union des producteurs agricoles de la région de l'Outaouais-Laurentides; and Jacques Gourde, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food. Prime Minister Stephen Harper at the announcement of the establishment of a sales program for the 11,000 acres of farmland in Mirabel. He is accompanied in the first row by the Honourable Lawrence Cannon; Marcel Denis, of the Union des producteurs agricoles de la région de l'Outaouais-Laurentides; and Jacques Gourde, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food.

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December 7, 2006
Official launch of the Southern Ontario Gateway Council

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Minister Cannon, along with Ontario Minister of Transportation, Donna Cansfield, and CEO of the Southern Ontario Gateway Council, Richard Koroscil, at the official launch of the Southern Ontario Gateway Council on December 7, 2006. Minister Cannon, along with Ontario Minister of Transportation, Donna Cansfield, and CEO of the Southern Ontario Gateway Council, Richard Koroscil, at the official launch of the Southern Ontario Gateway Council on December 7, 2006.

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Minister Cannon, co-chair of the Southern Ontario Gateway Council, speaks at the launch of the Council. Minister Cannon, co-chair of the Southern Ontario Gateway Council, speaks at the launch of the Council.

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Donna Cansfield, Ontario Minister of Transportation and co-chair of the Southern Ontario Gateway Council, speaks at the launch of the Council. Donna Cansfield, Ontario Minister of Transportation and co-chair of the Southern Ontario Gateway Council, speaks at the launch of the Council.

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Richard Koroscil, CEO of the Southern Ontario Gateway Council and President of Hamilton International Airport, speaks to the room full of transportation stakeholders at the launch of the Southern Ontario Gateway Council. Richard Koroscil, CEO of the Southern Ontario Gateway Council and President of Hamilton International Airport, speaks to the room full of transportation stakeholders at the launch of the Southern Ontario Gateway Council.

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Minister Cannon, along with Ontario Minister of Transportation, Donna Cansfield, and CEO of the Southern Ontario Gateway Council, Richard Koroscil, at the official launch of the Southern Ontario Gateway Council on December 7, 2006. Reporters ask Minister Cannon questions after the launch of the Southern Ontario Gateway Council at the Toronto Port building.

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