News Releases / Statements

March 22, 2010
Statement by the Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, and the Honourable Gary Lunn, Minister of State (Sport), on the Presentation of the Whang Youn Dai Achievement Award

March 18, 2010
Government of Canada Supports International Sport for Development Initiatives

March 9, 2010
Minister of State Lunn Congratulates 2010 Paralympic Team Members and Jean Labonté on Being Named Canada's Flag-Bearer at the Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony

news releases

Media Advisories

March 12, 2010
Officials Meet Prior to Paralympic Winter Games

March 12, 2010
Minister of State Lunn Takes Part in Canadian Paralympic Committee News Conference

March 5, 2010
Minister of State Lunn Takes Part in Paralympic Torch Relay Community Celebrations in Esquimalt and Victoria

media advisories

Events

December 17, 2010
The Governments of Canada and British have jointly commissioned a study of the social and economic impacts of hosting the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. This study will assist both governments in measuring the impact of 2010 investments, as well as other results achieved through Canada/BC’s hosting of the Games.
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has been undertaking this work which will culminate in a series of data reports and Reports 5 and 6 are available now on the Government of British Columbia’s website at: http://www.fin.gov.bc.ca/reports/

March 20, 2010
The Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, Announces Funding for the Active Living Alliance for Canadians with a Disability

March 16, 2010
Minister of State Lunn attends the “Welcome to Our Home” luncheon

March 12, 2010
Canadian Paralympic Committee News Conference Prior to the Opening of the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games

Events

Speeches

February 12, 2010
PM welcomes the Olympic Flame to the Canada Pavilion

February 11, 2010
The Opening of La Place de la Francophonie Vancouver, British Columbia

speeches