News Releases

• Prime Minister expresses distress following hostage taking in Peru , December 18, 1996
  
  
• Statement by the Prime Minister , December 17, 1996
  
  
• Appointment of new UN Secretary General welcomed , December 17, 1996
  
  
• Canada and European Union sign Action Plan , December 17, 1996
  
  
• Senior appointment announced , December 16, 1996
  
  
• International Steering Group agrees that Zaire multinational force no longer needed , December 13, 1996
  
  
• Holiday Message from the Prime Minister , December 13, 1996
  
  
• Lieutenant-Governor appointments , December 12, 1996
  
  
• Team Canada 1997 Mission to promote trade and investment partnerships with Asia , December 11, 1996
  
  
• Human Rights Day, December 10 , December 9, 1996
  
  
• Senior appointments announced , December 6, 1996
  
  
• Appointment to the Canadian Human Rights Commission , December 6, 1996
  
  
• Seventh anniversary of the massacre at the École polytechnique de Montréal , December 5, 1996
  
  
• Letter to French President Jacques Chirac , December 3, 1996
  
  

• Contributions of three Japanese individuals to Canada-Japan relations recognized , November 29, 1996
  
  
• Housing agreements with Japan announced , November 28, 1996
  
  
• Canada and Japan announce new Canada-Japan Forum , November 27, 1996
  
  
• Canada and Japan announce Agenda for Cooperation , November 27, 1996
  
  
• Report of Keidanren Business Partnerships Mission to Canada welcomed , November 27, 1996
  
  
• Final sale of CANDU-6 to China announced , November 26, 1996
  
  
• APEC Leaders set directions for 1997 , November 25, 1996
  
  
• Prime Minister appoints Chair of Canadian delegation to the APEC Business Advisory Council , November 21, 1996
  
  
• Prime Minister appoints Council on Asia Pacific , November 21, 1996
  
  
• Canada to chair meetings to address changing situation in Central Africa , November 19, 1996
  
  
• Prime Minister announces humanitarian aid, sends Lieutenant General Baril to Kigali , November 17, 1996
  
  
• Prime Minister of Bahamas to visit Canada , November 15, 1996
  
  
• Prime Minister pays tribute to the late John Robinette , November 15, 1996
  
  
• Prime Minister to attend APEC Leaders' meeting, visit China and Japan, and attend OSCE meeting , November 14, 1996
  
  
• Prime Minister pays tribute to the late Emmett Hall: , November 14, 1996
  
  
• Senior appointments announced , November 13, 1996
  
  
• President of Chile to visit Canada , November 13, 1996
  
  
• Statement by the Prime Minister , November 9, 1996
  
  
• Remembrance Day , November 7, 1996
  
  
• Letter to Russian President Boris Yeltsin , November 5, 1996
  
  

• Chair of Canadian Race Relations Foundation appointed , October 29, 1996
  
  
• House appointment announced , October 29, 1996
  
  
• Chief Government Whip appointed , October 23, 1996
  
  
• Prime Minister visits a Team Canada Exporter , October 17, 1996
  
  
• Two new national parks announced , October 14, 1996
  
  
• Prime Minister visits Team Canada Success Story , October 10, 1996
  
  
• Resignation of Chief of Defence Staff , October 8, 1996
  
  
• Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago to visit Canada , October 7, 1996
  
  
• Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire to visit Canada , October 7, 1996
  
  
• Changes in Ministry announced , October 4, 1996
  
  
• Appointment of Executive Director of Round Table , October 3, 1996
  
  
• Statement by the Prime Minister , October 2, 1996
  
  
• New members appointed to National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy , October 2, 1996
  
  
• Appointments to the Security Intelligence Review Committee , October 1, 1996
  
  

• Acting President of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency announced , September 24, 1996
  
  
• Appointments to the Canadian Centre for Management Development , September 24, 1996
  
  
• Prime Minister praises Keidanren mission to Canada , September 19, 1996
  
  
• British Columbia judicial appointment , September 18, 1996
  
  
• Quebec judicial appointment , September 18, 1996
  
  
• Election of Yalden to UN Human Rights Committee , September 12, 1996
  
  
• Canada supports US response to Saddam Hussein , September 3, 1996
  
  

• Quebec Judicial Appointment: , August 28, 1996
  
  
• Ambassador named in support of Calgary's candidacy to host EXPO 2005 , August 27, 1996
  
  
• Changes in the senior ranks of the Public Service , August 20, 1996
  
  
• Canada-Russia Agreement on Nuclear Energy , August 18, 1996
  
  
• Canadian members of APEC Business Advisory Council announced , August 12, 1996
  
  
• Appointments to the Senate , August 8, 1996
  
  
• Prime Minister appoints Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec , August 8, 1996
  
  
• Prime Minister announces appointment of Kim Campbell as Consul General to Los Angeles , August 8, 1996
  
  
• Prime Minister announces changes in the senior ranks of the Public Service , August 6, 1996
  
  

• Prime Minister to Tour Mauricie Region , July 30, 1996
  
  
• Canada condemns terrorism bombing in Atlanta , July 27, 1996
  
  
• Tribute to the late Carl Goldenberg: , July 22, 1996
  
  
• By-election victory of Sheila Copps , July 18, 1996
  
  
• Canada Information Office , July 9, 1996
  
  
• Members appointed to the Advisory Council on Science and Technology , July 5, 1996
  
  
• Reelection of Boris Yeltsin, President of the Russian Federation , July 4, 1996
  
  
• Changes in the senior ranks of the Public Service , July 2, 1996
  
  

• Canada Day , June 27, 1996
  
  
• CRTC Appointment , June 27, 1996
  
  
• Bombing of military base in Saudi Arabia , June 26, 1996
  
  
• Minister Axworthy to attend funeral of former Greek Prime Minister , June 25, 1996
  
  
• Creation of Liberal Caucus Task Forces , June 19, 1996
  
  
• Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day , June 19, 1996
  
  
• Changes at the Correctional Service of Canada , June 19, 1996
  
  
• Sheila Copps rejoins Cabinet , June 19, 1996
  
  
• Klondike Gold Rush Anniversary , June 13, 1996
  
  
• Tribute to George Hees , June 12, 1996
  
  
• Deputy Minister Appointment , June 11, 1996
  
  
• Signing of three new agreements with the French Government , June 10, 1996
  
  
• Correspondence relating to the First Ministers' Meeting , June 10, 1996
  
  
• President of Mexico to visit Canada , June 4, 1996
  
  
• Diplomatic Appointments Announced , June 4, 1996
  
  

• Canadian new Secretary General of OECD , May 31, 1996
  
  
• Prime Minister of the French Republic to visit Canada , May 30, 1996
  
  
• Joint Communiqué: Prime Minister Jean Chrétien and six Central American leaders , May 16, 1996
  
  
• Jean B. Forest Appointed to Senate , May 16, 1996
  
  
• Joint Communiqué: Prime Minister Jean Chrétien and six Central American leaders , May 16, 1996
  
  
• Visit to Canada by Central American Leaders , May 10, 1996
  
  
• Letter inviting Premiers and territorial Government Leaders to First Ministers' Conference , May 9, 1996
  
  
• Visit of Slovenian Prime Minister Drnovsek , May 7, 1996
  
  
• Tribute to the late Earl Hastings , May 6, 1996
  
  
• Federal government reaffirms support for Calgary's bid to host Expo 2005 , May 6, 1996
  
  
• Benoît Bouchard Appointed Chair of the Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board , May 1, 1996
  
  
• The Resignation of the Honourable Sheila Copps, M.P.: , May 1, 1996
  
  

• Jacques Villeneuve's F-1 Victory , April 29, 1996
  
  
• President of Senegal to Visit Canada , April 29, 1996
  
  
• 10th Anniversary of Chernobyl Disaster , April 25, 1996
  
  
• Tribute to the late Jean Victor Allard , April 23, 1996
  
  
• Letter sent to John Nunziata, M.P. , April 23, 1996
  
  
• Shelling of UN Base in Lebanon , April 18, 1996
  
  
• U.S. Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown --Statement by the Prime Minister , April 4, 1996
  
  

• Launch of , March 26, 1996
  
  
• By-election Results Welcomed , March 25, 1996
  
  
• International Day for the Elimination of racial discrimination , March 20, 1996
  
  
• Joe Fontana elected National Liberal Caucus Chair: , March 20, 1996
  
  
• President of Haiti to visit Canada , March 19, 1996
  
  
• Newfoundland Judicial Appointment Announced , March 19, 1996
  
  
• Regional Assistant Whip Appointed , March 8, 1996
  
  
• Commitment to Women's Equality Pledged as Canadians celebrate International Women's Day , March 8, 1996
  
  
• Canada to Participate in Summit on Terrorism , March 8, 1996
  
  
• Nick Taylor Appointed to the Senate , March 7, 1996
  
  
• Hon. H.A. (Bud) Olson Appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta , March 7, 1996
  
  
• Ministers Abroad to Promote , March 5, 1996
  
  
• Statement on Bombing in Jerusalem , March 3, 1996
  
  

• Speech from the Throne , February 27, 1996
  
  
• Joseph P. Landry Appointed to the Senate , February 26, 1996
  
  
• Mover and Seconder of Reply to the Throne Speech Announced , February 26, 1996
  
  
• Pierrette Ringuette-Maltais appointed Assistant Deputy Chairman of Committees of the Whole , February 26, 1996
  
  
• Terrorist Attack in Israel , February 25, 1996
  
  
• Prime Minister appoints Parliamentary Secretaries , February 23, 1996
  
  
• Prime Minister Announces Ontario Judicial Appointments , February 21, 1996
  
  
• Prime Minister Praises Outstanding Science, Technology and Mathematics Teachers , February 15, 1996
  
  
• Prime Minister announces senior appointment , February 14, 1996
  
  
• Prime Minister Proclaims February 15 Flag Day , February 12, 1996
  
  
• Prime Minister Accepts Resignation of Chief Justice Charles L. Dubin , February 12, 1996
  
  
• Prime Minister announces six bi-elections for March 25 , February 7, 1996
  
  
• Pettigrew to attend inauguration of Haitian President , February 5, 1996
  
  
• Prime Minister Announces Appointments to the Canadian Centre for Management Development , February 1, 1996
  
  

• Prime Minister announces appointment of André Ouellet as Chair of Canada Post Corporation , January 25, 1996
  
  
• Prime Minister announces new Ministry , January 25, 1996
  
  
• Prime Minister announces appointment of Roy MacLaren as High Commissioner to the United Kingdom , January 25, 1996
  
  
• New Canada-Malaysia bilateral agreements , January 18, 1996
  
  
• Canada opens Canadian education centre in Indonesia , January 18, 1996
  
  
• Brochure to inform Quebecers on referendum commitments kept , January 18, 1996
  
  
• Prime Minister Chrétien announces Canada's support for Indonesian Human Rights Commission , January 17, 1996
  
  
• Team Canada in Indonesia: $2.76 Billion in commercial deals , January 17, 1996
  
  
• Canada signs new bilateral agreements with Indonesia , January 17, 1996
  
  
• Team Canada in Pakistan signs more than $2 billion in deals , January 15, 1996
  
  
• New Canada-Pakistan bilateral agreements mean stronger ties , January 15, 1996
  
  
• Joint statement by Prime Minister Narasimha Rao and Prime Minister Jean Chrétien , January 14, 1996
  
  
• Statement by the Prime Minister on the resignation of Bob Rae , January 13, 1996
  
  
• Team Canada finishes India leg with more than $2.9 Billion in deals , January 13, 1996
  
  
• Canada-India bilateral agreements sign of new relationship , January 11, 1996
  
  
• Governor General and Deputy Prime Minister to attend François Mitterrand Memorial , January 11, 1996
  
  
• Team Canada launches new partnership with India , January 10, 1996
  
  
• New Canadian business initiatives in India , January 10, 1996
  
  
• Prime Minister exchanges correspondence with Tobin , January 8, 1996
  
  
• Prime Minister pays tribute to the late François Mitterrand , January 8, 1996
  
  
• Joint statement by Prime Minister Narasimha Rao and Prime Minister Jean Chrétien , January 8, 1996
  
  
• Statement by the Prime Minister on the resignation of Brian Tobin , January 8, 1996
  
  
• Shirley Maheu is appointed to the Senate , January 2, 1996