Commonwealth Games Canada responds to federal cabinet shuffle
For Immediate Release
August 15, 2007
Commonwealth Games Canada responds to federal cabinet shuffle
OTTAWA – The Commonwealth Games Association of Canada (CGC) welcomes Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s re-appointment of the Honourable Helena Guergis as the Secretary of State (Sport) and the appointments of the Honourable Josée Verner as the new Minister of Canadian Heritage, Status of Women and Official Languages and the Honourable Beverley J. Oda as the Minister of International Cooperation.
“We are encouraged that the Prime Minister opted for stability in the sports ministry by keeping the Ms. Guergis as Secretary of State for Sport,” said Thomas Jones, Chief Executive Officer of CGC. “We have been working with Minister Guergis and her staff to assure that Canadian athletes reach their fullest potential on the international stage. We embrace the opportunity to build a greater understanding and awareness of the role that the Commonwealth Games play in the Canadian sport system.”
CGC also welcomes the opportunity to work with the Honourable Josée Verner, the new Minister of Canadian Heritage, Status of Women and Official Languages.
“We have a prior working relationship with Minister Verner in her former role as Minister of International Cooperation and anticipate that continuing in her new role as the Minister of Canadian Heritage,” added Jones.
CGC is also impacted by the appointment of the Honourable Beverley Oda as Minister of International Cooperation, the ministry that oversees the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), a funding partner of CGC’s International Development through Sport (IDS) program.
“IDS has a close partnership with both Heritage Canada and the Ministry of International Cooperation and we look forward to meaningful discussions with both ministers and their respective staffs to further build and strengthen our international programs.”
About Commonwealth Games Canada
Commonwealth Games Canada (CGC) is a not-for-profit multi-sport organization that is the franchise holder for the Commonwealth Games and is therefore responsible for submitting a single Candidate Bid City to the Commonwealth Games Federation. Since 1930, CGC has been strengthening sport within Canada and throughout the Commonwealth by participating in the Commonwealth Games and by using sport as a tool for development.
For further information about Team Canada, the 2010 Commonwealth Games or our International Development through Sport programs, please visit our web site at www.commonwealthgames.ca.
For more information, please contact:
John Bower
Manager of Communications
Commonwealth Games Association of Canada
613 244-6868 Ext. 230
819 921-8149 (Cell)
