MP Laurie Hawn does his weekly video blog from Ottawa. This weeks edition focusses on International Womens’ Day, the passing of Stompin’ Tom Connors and more.
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Government of Canada Invests in Edmonton’s Community Infrastructure
Edmonton, AB – Today, the Honourable Laurie Hawn, Member of Parliament for Edmonton Centre, on behalf of the Honourable Lynne Yelich, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, announced federal funding for the Glenora Community League Gym under the Harper Government’s Community Infrastructure Improvement Fund (CIIF). “Our Government is committed to creating jobs, growth and long-term […]
Lowest Unemployment Rate Since the Recession
Edmonton, AB – Statistics Canada announced today that 59,300 net new jobs were created in November with the unemployment rate falling to a post-recession low of 7.2%. Of the tens of thousands of new jobs created last month over 90% were full-time positions. “These are encouraging figures for Edmontonians and all Canadians. Though we aren’t done […]
Budget 2012 Speech
The Hon. Laurie Hawn, PC, CD, MP for Edmonton Centre gives a speech in the House of Commons on Monday, December 3rd.
Connecting Young Canadians with Jobs
Edmonton, AB – Today the Hon. Laurie Hawn, PC, CD, MP for Edmonton Centre, highlighted the Government of Canada’s investment of $50 million in the Youth Employment Strategy (YES), a new approach to help approximately 3000 young Canadians find jobs in high demand sectors of the economy. The initiative will help address labour shortages by equipping […]