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	Minister responsible for La Francophonie (Canada) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Minister responsible for La Francophonie is a member of the Canadian Cabinet who handles relations with the Francophonie, an international community of francophone nations.
		The Minister responsible for La Francophonie is one of three ministers currently associated with the Department of Foreign Affairs.
		It is traditional that the minister be from Quebec or from a Francophone community outside Quebec.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Minister_responsible_for_La_Francophonie_(Canada) (149 words)

	La Francophonie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		La Francophonie (formally l'Organisation internationale de la Francophonie), a French language term coined in 1880 by French geographer Onésime Reclus, brother of Elisée Reclus, to designate the community of people and countries using French, is an international organisation of and governments.
		Summits of the Francophonie are held every two years, at which time the leaders of the member states have an opportunity to meet and develop strategies and goals for the organisation.
		The Permanent Council of the Francophonie consists of Ambassadors of the member countries, and, like the ministers conferences, its main task is to plan future summits and also to supervise the implementation of summit decisions on a day-to-day basis.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Francophonie (515 words)

	Canada in la Francophonie - Canadian Management of la Francophonie (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Canada's presence in la Francophonie is also supported by a small team in Paris, led by the National Correspondent for la Francophonie [Correspondant national pour la Francophonie], who manages Canada's relations with the various Paris-based organs of la Francophonie.
		For instance, Canada was one of the founding members of the Intergovernmental Agency of la Francophonie (AIF), which was previously known as the Agency for Cultural and Technical Co-operation (ACCT), established in 1970 in Niamey, Niger.
		Canada has since become a major leader of the organization, and is a member of all of the multilateral institutions and ministerial conferences of la Francophonie.
	www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca /foreign_policy/francophonie/cdn_management-en.asp (1006 words)

	Minister responsible for La Francophonie - Jacques Saada
		Minister responsible for La Francophonie - Jacques Saada
		Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec and Minister responsible for la Francophonie
		Jacques Saada was first elected as a Member of Parliament in June 1997 and has served as Deputy Whip of the Government, as Vice-Chair of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, and as a member of the Board of Internal Economy.
	w01.international.gc.ca /minpub/Minister.asp?ID=136&Language=E (306 words)

	Canadian Jewish News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The government of Canada recently proposed to the leaders of La Francophonie that the State of Israel and the Palestinian Authority become members of the Paris-based organization, which is made up of some 55 countries and states that share French as a language.
		The third reason is that Canada believes membership of Israel and the Palestinian Authority in La Francophonie would be an asset in bringing the two opposing parties together.
		Canada is anxious to have La Francophonie boost the hope for peace in the Middle East, which we all share.
	www.cjnews.com /viewarticle.asp?id=7226 (935 words)

	Canada Economic Development (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Accordingly, the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec will be put on an independent legal footing comparable to the status of ACOA and WD, which have had that legislative status for a number of years now.
		In carrying out that mandate, over the last few years, Canada Economic Development has focused its efforts on the achievement of three strategic results, that is: SME development, improvement of regions’ economic development environment, and the development or renewal of collective infrastructure.
		This bill confirms the role of the Agency and its minister in terms of federal policy and programs, fulfillment of an integrated federal strategy, in co-operation with other responsible federal departments and agencies, and promotion of Quebec’s interests in the development of national policies and programmes in its area of activities.
	www.dec-ced.gc.ca /asp/APropos/Lecture2ProjetLoi.asp?LANG=EN (2243 words)

	CIDA: Canada Supports Projects in Haiti in Key Reconstruction Sectors
		Canada is also helping to put in place the Institut de la Francophonie pour l'administration et la gestion dans la Caraibe, an initiative of the Government of Haiti.
		The Agence universitaire de la Francophonie-which strengthens cooperation and solidarity among universities working in the French language and contributes to the development of higher education and research-will be responsible for coordinating the institute's creation.
		Canada for the Regions of Quebec and Minister responsible
	www.ccnmatthews.com /news/releasesfr/show.jsp?action=showRelease&searchText=false&showText=all&actionFor=569350 (913 words)

	CBC News Indepth: Paul Martin
		Minister of national defence, secretary of state (international financial institutions) and parliamentary secretary to the minister of finance.
		Chan was born Oct. 25, 1951 in Hong Kong and emigrated to Canada in1969.
		She was appointed Labour minister and minister responsible for the Liberal's campaign against the Quebec referendum.
	www.cbc.ca /news/background/martin_paul/cabinet2004.html (3467 words)

	Technology Partnerships Canada - Government of Canada Supports R&D in High-Priority Aerospace and Defence Technologies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The Honourable Jacques Saada, Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec and Minister responsible for La Francophonie, on behalf of the Honourable David L. Emerson, Minister of Industry, today announced a $5.8-million investment for the research and development of two aerospace and defence technologies.
		Technology Partnerships Canada is a key instrument for achieving Canada's objectives of increasing economic growth, creating high-quality jobs and wealth, and supporting sustainable development.
		Working in partnership with innovative companies across Canada, TPC shares in the cost of private sector technology projects in aerospace and defence, in environmental technologies and in enabling technologies, such as biotech, and information and communications technologies.
	tpc.ic.gc.ca /epic/internet/intpc-ptc.nsf/en/hb00468e.html (429 words)

	The Canada Page
		Canada's role in peacekeeping was to be downplayed, there was to be closer contact with Europe and developing nations and foreign aid was to be increased (CWV).
		Canada became a founding member of the agence de coopération culturelle et technique, the forerunner of La Francophonie in 1970 and, later than year recognized the People's Republic of China.
		Canada was one of many countries to condemn the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and imposed sanctions on Iraq, including the freezing of Iraqi assets in Canada.
	www.thecanadapage.org /ForeignPolicy.htm (4599 words)

	The Globalist \| Biography of Pierre Pettigrew
		In 2003, he was named Minister of Health, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister responsible for Official Languages.
		Pettigrew was elected to the House of Commons in a March 1996 by-election and first joined the Cabinet in January 1996 as Minister for International Cooperation and Minister responsible for La Francophonie.
		Pettigrew served as Foreign Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister of Canada from 1981 to 1984, as executive assistant to the Leader of the Quebec Liberal Party from 1978 to 1981.
	www.theglobalist.com /DBWeb/AuthorBiography.aspx?AuthorId=33 (204 words)

	Team Canada Ready for V Games of La Francophonie
		Since the very first Games of La Francophonie, Canada has sent a delegation made up of three teams: Team Canada, which is the full responsibility of the Department of Canadian Heritage; Team CanadaÑNew Brunswick; and Team CanadaÑQuebec.
		Canada's threefold representation is evidence of the importance that Canada and these two provinces attach to their Francophone roots.
		Canada for the Regions of Quebec and Minister responsible for La Francophonie
	www.pch.gc.ca /newsroom/index_e.cfm?fuseaction=displayDocument&DocIDCd=5N0320 (371 words)

	Canada Economic Development (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Canada Economic Development is also granting UQAR’s Institut des sciences de la mer a $68,000 contribution to complete development of its AURAL M1 system, used for high-fidelity computerized sound recording.
		Canada Economic Development’s mandate is to promote the economic development of the regions of Quebec.
		Serge Demers, President of CIDCO and Director of the Université du Québec à Rimouski's Marine Sciences Institute, the Honourable Denis Coderre, President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada, Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians, Minister responsible for La Francophonie, and Minister responsible for the Office of Indian Residential Schools Resolution, and Mr.
	www.dec-ced.gc.ca /asp/SalleNouvelles/communiques.asp?LANG=EN&PAGE=1&PRESS_RELEASE_ID=3965&SEARCH_REGION=0&SEARCH_MONTH=0&SEARCH_YEAR=0&TYPE_COMM=COMM (585 words)

	ITU Press Release 30 March 1998
		For the Honourable Diane Marleau, Canada's Minister for International Cooperation and Minister responsible for La Francophonie and for the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) which will lead Canada’s participation in the partnership, "this is a concrete step to start narrowing the gap between rich and poor countries in access to information and knowledge".
		"It is also an expression of Canada's commitment to deliver on the promise of the Global Knowledge 97 conference, which we co-sponsored with the World Bank in Toronto last June, and where participants agreed on the importance of universal access to information and communication technologies", the Minister said.
		Canada's participation in this new partnership is the latest in a series of programmes undertaken by Canadian instititutions to work with private companies, international agencies and financial institutions and non-governmental organizations to broaden access to knowledge technologies towards strengthening the global information society.
	www.itu.int /newsarchive/press_releases/1998/14.html (538 words)

	Canada Announces Details of Debt Relief Strategy for Helping the Poorest Countries
		Finance Minister Paul Martin and the Minister for International Cooperation and Minister responsible for La Francophonie, Diane Marleau, today announced details of Canada's strategy to help the poorest countries overcome their debt burdens.
		In elaborating on the Prime Minister's announcement, Minister Martin observed that debt levels have grave implications for the quality of life of individuals in all parts of the world.
		Canada's strategy calls for broader, more generous and more timely debt relief under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.
	www.fin.gc.ca /news99/99-032e.html (383 words)

	Canada to Participate in Session of Permanent Council of La Francophonie that Will Examine Situation in Mauritania
		Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec and Minister responsible for La Francophonie Jacques Saada announced today that Canada’s Ambassador to France, Claude Laverdure, will represent Canada at the special session of the Permanent Council of La Francophonie.
		At the session, the Permanent Council of La Francophonie will study the situation in Mauritania and decide on measures the International Organization of La Francophonie may adopt in the wake of events that occurred in that country on August 3, 2005.
		Canada has made known its disapproval of the use of force to change the government in Mauritania and would like to see a return to constitutional order, democracy and respect for human rights and Mauritania’s international commitments.
	news.gc.ca /cfmx/view/en/index.jsp?articleid=165659 (379 words)

	Natural Resources Canada News Release: 97/31
		OTTAWA — Lloyd Axworthy, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced today, on behalf of Anne McLellan, Minister of Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), and Don Boudria, Minister for International Cooperation and Minister Responsible for la Francophonie, that digital mapping technology has been transferred to the Federal Service of Geodesy and Cartography of Russia (Roskartografia).
		Canada is contributing $1.7 million to this project as part of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) technical cooperation program in Russia.
		This announcement is an example of how the Government of Canada is prioritizing its spending so that it can better serve Canadians by making efficient use of their tax dollars.
	www.nrcan.gc.ca /media/archives/newsreleases/1997/199731_e.htm (657 words)

	Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians - Notes for Remarks by the Honourable Denis Coderre - Turning ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		In this regard, the February Speech from the Throne committed the Government of Canada to engaging with other levels of government and Métis leadership on the place of the Métis in its policies.
		The Government of Canada is using the UAS to begin to address socio-economic conditions among urban Aboriginal people while learning about innovative policy and programming ideas, and about what works in addressing urban Aboriginal issues.
		The Government of Canada has 30 years of relations with the five national Aboriginal organizations- Congress of Aboriginal Peoples, Métis National Council, Assembly of First Nations, Native Women's Association of Canada, and Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami- and today is a great opportunity to begin a renewal of these relationships.
	www.ainc-inac.gc.ca /interloc/nsp_20040419_e.html (2972 words)

	United Nations Climate Change Conference - Montreal 2005 - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Environment and Economic Development Agency for the Regions of Quebec and Minister Responsible for la Francophonie for Canada participated in the signing.
		The agreements clearly signal Canada commitment to the Kyoto mechanisms and bilateral environmental cooperation with developing countries and economies in transition.
		Minister Dion welcomed the Honourable Minister Raja, Minister of Environment and Forests, to Montreal.
	www.montreal2005.gc.ca /?lang=En&n=08B5F96E-1 (402 words)

	Edited Hansard * Table of Contents * Number 027 (Official Version) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Denis Coderre (President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada, Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians, Minister responsible for la Francophonie and Minister responsible for the Office of Indian Residential Schools Resolution, Lib.): Mr.
		After a lot of consultation, we truly believe that not only have we made a step in the right direction but that this is exactly the spirit of the working group on whistleblowers and that we addressed all the issues they were looking for.
		The Government of Canada recognizes that the St. Lawrence Seaway is a vital part of our economy and we will continue to ensure its viability.
	www.parl.gc.ca /37/3/parlbus/chambus/house/debates/027_2004-03-23/han027_1435-E.htm (865 words)

	Election 2006
		In January 2002, was appointed Minister of Citizenship and Immigration.
		Coderre to join his new cabinet as President of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada where he is responsible for a number of files, such as the creation of the new Public Service Human Resources Management Agency.
		Coderre is also the Federal Interlocutor for Metis and Non-Status Indians, the Minister responsible for La Francophonie, and the Minister responsible for the Office of Indian Residential Schools Resolution.
	www.ctv.ca /mini/election2006/candidates/24009_LIB.html (201 words)

	Ministère des Relations internationales - Ministère - La ministre - Communiqués de presse (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Québec City, May 19, 2005—Minister of International Relations and Minister responsible for La Francophonie, Monique Gagnon-Tremblay, today proposed an international affairs partnership with the federal government before the members of the Conseil des relations internationales de Montréal.
		The right to present its positions during appearances by Canada before the monitoring bodies of international organizations when its positions are challenged or its interests are involved.
		In the specific case of UNESCO, the Minister of International Relations requested that the mandate of the Canadian Commission for UNESCO be modified to give Québec the right to consult civil society on its own.
	www.mri.gouv.qc.ca /en/ministere/communiques/textes/2005/2005_05_19.asp (375 words)

	KSK / In the News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Foreign Affairs Minister Lloyd Axworthy and Minister for International Co-operation and Minister responsible for La Francophonie Diane Marleau today welcomed the establishment of the International Trust Fund for Demining and for the Assistance of Mine Victims in Bosnia and Herzegovina by the government of Slovenia.
		The Ministers' statement coincides with the first donor conference for the Trust Fund, which is taking place in Ljubljana, Slovenia, November 8 and 9.
		Canada's contribution comes from the $10 million it announced for mine action in Bosnia and Herzegovina last March, which was itself sourced from the five-year, $100 million dollar Canadian Landmine Fund established in December 1997.
	www3.sympatico.ca /ideabank/ksk/News/981106_dfait.html (315 words)

	Program (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The partners in the Health Care in Canada Survey will provide a retrospective look at the results of the annual survey conducted over the last 6 years and offer some reflections for the new Health Council of Canada and health system decision-makers to consider as they prepare for a more responsive and accountable health system.
		She was appointed Minister of State (Public Health) on December 12, 2003 by Prime Minister Paul Martin.
		She was previously Chief Science Officer for the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, is currently a member of the Ministerial Advisory Committee on Tobacco Control (Canada), and is the Past-President of the InterAmerican Heart Foundation.
	www.cha.ca /conference/cha2004/programeng.html (3109 words)

	Press Release by H.E. Mr. Llloyd Axworthy, Canada
		Foreign Affairs Minister Lloyd Axworthy today announced that Canada has amended several agreements with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to formally recognize Vietnam’s membership in the regional organization.
		An agreement between Canada and ASEAN on economic cooperation was amended as well as two agreements that will allow Vietnam to participate in projects funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA).
		as well as Canada, to deal with common regional problems such as the spread of toxic algae blooms (Red Tide), which are absorbed by shellfish, and are lethal to those eating them.
	www.aseansec.org /4333.htm (317 words)

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