Prime Minister Stephen Harper today issued the following statement to mark the third annual Korean War Veterans Day:

Prime Minister Stephen Harper today issued the following statement to mark the closing of the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games:

Prime Minister Stephen Harper today travelled to La Ronge and Regina, Saskatchewan, to meet with government officials, including members of Saskatchewan’s Wildfire Management Centre, and some of the first responders who have been fighting a series of severe wildfires in many parts of the province.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper today travelled to Kelowna, British Columbia, to survey first-hand the damage caused by a series of severe wildfires.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper spoke today with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper today announced the appointment of J. Michel Doyon as Lieutenant Governor of Quebec.

J. Michel Doyon is an accomplished lawyer, historian, professor and author.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper today announced that negotiations toward an expanded and modernized Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement (CIFTA) have concluded.

The Government of Canada is focused on creating jobs and opportunities for Canadians in every region of the country. That is why our Government launched the most ambitious trade agenda in Canadian history.

Thank you very much.

Your Excellency Governor General Johnston, Minister Kenney, Minister Fantino, Generals Lawson and Vance, and members of the Canadian Armed Forces, honoured veterans, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen.

Some of you here will recall what I said in autumn of last year.

I said then that Canada’s Armed Forces have been central to the story of our country for more than 200 years.

Central to our national identity, central to our success as a country, central at times to our very survival.