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OTTAWA - Budget 2013 continues theHarper Governments plan for jobs,

growth and long-term prosperity. Itintroduces, among other things, a

bold and innovative skills traininginitiative, the largest and longestfederal infrastructure plan inCanadian history, and significant newinvestments to support manufacturingand innovation in Canada. This isgreat news for British Columbians.

The Canadian economycontinues to create jobs andexperience modest growth, yet westill face significant risks frombeyond our borders, particularly

from the euro area and the UnitedStates, our largest tradingpartner, said the Honourable JamesMoore, Member of Parliament forPort Moody - Westwood - PortCoquitlam. Economic Action Plan2013 builds on the strongfoundation laid in previous yearsto connect Canadians withavailable jobs, to providelong-term predictable funding forinfrastructure, and to makesignificant investments inmanufacturing and critical

research.Canadas Economic Action Plan

2013 is an intentional and deliberate

low-tax plan to control spending and

keep the Government on track to

balance the budget by 2015. In fact,this plan contains the smallest

increase in discretionary spending in

nearly 20 years.

Connecting Canadians with

Available Jobs

Creating the Canada SkillsGrant:providing $15,000 or more

per peron, in combined federal,provincal/territorial and employerfunding to help Canadians get theskills they need for in-demand job.

Strengthening the ApprenticeshipSystem: making it easier to getneeded experience for journeymanstatus.

Supporting job opportunities:providing tools to persons withdisabilities, youth, aboriginals, andrecent immigrants to help them finda job.

New Long-Term Infrastructure Plan

Over $70 billion over 10 yearsfor a new Building Canada plan,including:

$32.2 billion over 10 years for aCommunity Improvement Fundto build roads, public transit,recreational facilities and othercommunity infrastructure inCanada.

$14 billion for a new BuildingCanada Fund to support majoreconomic projects of the nationaland regional significance.

$1.25 billion for the renewal of

the P3 Canada

$6 billion under currentinfrastructure programs forprovinces, territories andmunicipalities in 2014-2015 and

beyond.

This long-term, predictable funding

represents the largest and longest

federal investment in job creating

infrastructure in Canadian history.

Investing In World Class Research

& Innovation

Support for advanced research

Supporting business innovation

Enhancing Canadas venturecapital system

Supporting Families and

Communities

Making baby clothes and sportsequipment tariff-free to lower

prices for consumers, bringing in anew consumer code to better

protect Canadians using financialproducts, and more.

$1.9 billion over 5 years to create

more affordable housing and tocombat homelessness, introducinga new temporary First-TimeDonors Super Credit to encouragecharitable giving, and much more.

Strengthening opportunities foron-reserve economic development,improving safety for Aboriginal

peoples, and enhancing health careservices on reserves.

Enhancing the Adoption ExpenseTax Credit

Expanding tax relief for homecare services to include personalcare services for those who requireassistance at home.

Simplifying the Funeral and BurialProgram for Canadas Veterans forveterans estates and more thandoubling the current reimbursementrate from $3,600 to $7,376.

$3 million over the next three yearsto support training for front-linehealth care providers.

$24 million to help improve thesafety of girls and women on First

Nations reserves through the FamilyViolence Prevention Program.

Helping Businesses Succeed & Grow

in the Global Economy

Two-year extension of thetemporary Accelerated Capital CostAllowance for new machinery andequipment

Extending and expanding thetemporary Hiring Credit for SmallBusiness for one year

Increasing the Lifetime CapitalGains Exemption to $800,000 in2014 for small business owners,

farmers and fishers and indexingthe new limit to inflation

Extending the 15-per-cent Mineral

Exploration Tax Credit

Plan to Return to Budget Balance

Canada remains on track to balance

the budget in 2015-16. Economic

Action Plan 2013 announces more

savings in government spending,

totaling $2.0 billion by 2015-16,

through numerous common sense

improvements, including:

reducing wasteful departmentalspending

reducing travel costs through theuse of technology

continuing to control public servicecompensation

eliminating tax loopholes thatbenefit a select few

Overall, measures taken by our

Government since Budget 2010 will

result in total ongoing savings of

roughly $14 billion.

For full details of Economic Action

Plan 2013, please visit

www.budget.gc.ca

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PORT MOODY - The Honourable

James Moore, Minister of Canadian

Heritage and Official Languages and

Member of Parliament for Port

Moody - Westwood - Port Coquitlam,

announced support for projects that

will benefit the Tri-Cities.

Funding will support a wide range

of arts, culture and official languageorganizations, as well as

infrastructure improvement projects

across the municipalities of Port

Moody, Port Coquitlam and

Coquitlam, creating jobs and

strengthening the local economy.

Organizations receiving support

include the Port Coquitlam Spirit

Committee, the Port Moody May

Day Task Force, and La Socit

Francophone de Maillardville.

Our Government recognizesthat heritage and culture, as wellas recreation and public spaces,are important generators ofeconomic growth, jobs and wealthin our communities, said MinisterMoore. Beyond their economicimpact, arts and culture, togetherwith sport and recreation centres,help to create a space for thecommunity to come together.These investments will help ensurethat the Tri-Cities continue to be agreat place to live, work and raisea family.

Supporting infrastructure projects

like the ones announced here in the

Tri-Cities area today is a priority for

our Government, added the

Honourable Lynne Yelich, Minister

of State for Western Economic

Diversification. The Community

Infrastructure Improvement Fund is

strengthening our communities,

while supporting jobs, growth and

long-term prosperity.

Mackin Park is the centre of

Coquitlams oldest neighbourhood, a

community that is currentlyundergoing revitalization efforts,

said Mayor Richard Stewart, City of

Coquitlam. We are thrilled to be

able to take advantage of this great

opportunity to enhance the park and

natural spaces in Maillardville.

On behalf of the Spirit

Committee, I want to thank the

Government of Canada for itscontributions in helping Port

Coquitlam celebrate our communityspirit and heritage, said Mayor Greg

Moore, City of Port Coquitlam. We

have a lot to be proud of in PortCoquitlam. As we mark our 100th

birthday throughout 2013, werecelebrating where we came from, but

we are also looking for ways to buildon what weve achieved.

Its great to see the federal

government recognizing the

importance of both physical andcultural capital in our community,

through the funding that MinisterMoore has announced today, said

Mayor Mike Clay, City of Port

Moody. This contributessignificantly to our Centennial

celebrations and assists in facility

upgrades at the Port MoodyRecreation and Art Centres.

Additionally, we appreciate the

federal commitment to our

community as seen in the funding for

arts and culture programs and the

contribution to Golden Spike Days,

the signature Port Moody celebration

around Canada Day.

On behalf of the organizations

and volunteers involved with

celebrating Port Moodys centennial,

Id like to sincerely thank the

Government of Canada for its

financial support, said Robert

Simons, Chair of the Port Moody

Centennial Ad Hoc Committee. Port

Moodys 2013 centennial celebrates

the heritage, arts, culture and people

of our community. Our centennial

celebrations will honour our past and

set the stage for our next 100 years.

The Government of Canada hasprovided total funding of$1,669,251 through theDepartment of Canadian Heritage,Human Resources and SkillsDevelopment Canada and WesternEconomic Diversification Canada.

For more information please visit

www.pch.gc.ca

Government Invests in Culture and Infrastructure in the Tri-Cities

,

Day Task Force, and La Socit

Francophone de Maillardville.

our Government, added the

Honourable Lynne Yelich, Minister

Minister Moore with the Port Moody Arts Centre Staff and Society Board Members

The existing Port Moody Arts Centre buildingThe old historic residence that will join with the existing Port Moody Arts Centre building

Port Moody Mayor Mike Clay, Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart,

Minister Moore and Port Coquitlam Acting Mayor Darrell Penner

Minister Moore annoucing support for projects benefiting the Tri-Cities

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that public safety is the paramount

consideration in the decision-making

process relating to accused persons

found to be NCR.

Creating a High-Risk Designation-

the legislation would create a new

designation to protect the public

from high-risk NCR accused. Upon

being designated by a court ashigh-risk, an NCR accused must be

held in custody and cannot be

considered for release by a review

board until their designation is

revoked by a court. The other

consequences of being designated as

a high-risk NCR accused include

that their review periods could be

extended to up to three years, such

individuals would not be entitled to

unescorted passes, and could only

obtain an escorted pass in narrow

circumstances and subject to

sufficient conditions to protect

public safety.

Enhancing Victims' Involvement -

the legislation will enhance the

safety of victims by ensuring that

they are specifically considered

when decisions are being made

about accused persons found NCR;

ensuring they are notified when an

Conservatives Introduce the Not Criminally Responsible Reform Act

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OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen

Harper today announced the

introduction of the Not Criminally

Responsible Reform Act, which

addresses concerns raised by victims

of crime with respect to accused

persons found Not Criminally

Responsible on Account of Mental

Disorder. The legislation is a key

part of the Government's plan for

safe streets and communities.

Our Government is committed

to making Canadian streets and

communities safer, said The

Honourable James Moore, Minister

of Canadian Heritage and Official

Languages and MP for Port Moody -

Westwood - Port Coquitlam. The

new legislation introduced today

focuses on victims and places

public safety at the forefront of

decision-making. This will ensure

that not criminally responsible

accused people found to be toodangerous to release are no longer

a threat to their victims or

Canadian communities.

The new legislation has three main

components:

Putting Public Safety First - the

legislation would explicitly set out

fair and efficient justice. The

legislation builds on actions that

have already been taken to further

advance the interests of victims of

crime. These actions include thecreation of the Office of the

Ombudsman for Victims of Crime,

and the introduction of legislation to

double the victims' surcharge.

For more information please visit

www.justice.gc.ca

NCR accused is discharged; and

allowing non-communications orders

between an NCR accused and the victim.

Access to treatment for any NCR

accused person would not beaffected by the proposed reforms.

The introduction of this legislation

is part of the Harper Government's

Plan for Safe Streets and

Communities, which is one of four

priorities identified last week by the

Prime Minister. It focuses on

tackling crime, victims rights, and

I want to know what you think about Economic Action Plan 2013

Minister Moore seated with the Prime Minister and Ms. Stacy Galt

Prime Minister Stephen Harper with Minister Moore

and BC Caucus celebrating Chinese New Year

Minister Moore speaking to students

at Summit Middle School

Minister Moore with the Coquitlam Fire Services

Federal Exemplary Service Medal and First Bar recipients

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COQUITLAM - The Government ofCanada, the Government of BritishColumbia and TransLink announcedthe construction schedule for thenext 12 months and the final stationnames for the Evergreen Line, thenewest rapid transit project in MetroVancouver opening in summer 2016.

Our Government is proud toinvest in infrastructure projectssuch as this that create jobs andeconomic growth, and improvepublic transit for Canadians," saidthe Honourable James Moore,Minister Responsible for BritishColumbia and Member of Parliamentfor Port Moody - Westwood - PortCoquitlam. Once complete, theEvergreen Line will provide anessential transit link for MetroVancouver residents, ease trafficcongestion and improve the quality

of life for residents of the Tri-Citiesand the Lower Mainland.

A key part of the Evergreen Line is

keeping residents, commuters,

businesses and local governments

informed about changes to traffic and

other activities that may affect them.

With major construction underway,

staff continues to meet regularly with

residents and other groups.

Our Government is delivering onour commitment to create 8,000 jobs,

boost development opportunities, andtransportation options for families

and communities, saidTransportation and InfrastructureMinister Mary Polak. We want theconstruction of the Evergreen Line

project to be a positive experience forthe communities. That's why we arecommitted to responding quickly and

providing valuable information to

residents, commuters and businessesas the project moves forward.

TransLink also announced the finalstation names, following consultationwith local governments andcommunity groups.

The Evergreen Line SkyTrainextension is a much needed link inthe region's transportation networkand will be part of our communitiesfor generations, said TransLink'schief executive officer Ian Jarvis.That's why we worked with PortMoody, Coquitlam and DouglasCollege to set the final station namesthat reflect the historical and futuresignificance of the localneighbourhoods being served.

The final station names are:

Lougheed Town Centre Station

Burquitlam Station

Moody Centre Station

Inlet Centre Station

Coquitlam Central Station

Lincoln Station

Lafarge Lake-Douglas Station

The Evergreen Line will link

neighbourhoods in Burnaby, PortMoody and Coquitlam and be fully

integrated into the existing system,

connecting directly onto the

Millennium Line at Lougheed Station.

Funding for the Evergreen Line isa partnership between theGovernment of Canada, theGovernment of British Columbia andTransLink. The estimated projectcost is $1.43 billion, with theGovernment of Canadacontributing up to $424 million($350 million from the Building

Canada Fund, $67 million from

the Public Transit Capital TrustFund, and $7 million from the P3Fund), the Government of B.C.contributing $586 million, and other

partners contributing $21 million.TransLink is contributing theremaining $400 million and willoperate the system when it opens.

24/7 traffic information:604-927-2080

For more information please visit

www.evergreenline.gov.bc.cawww.facebook.com/evergreenline

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MLA Douglas Horne and Minister Moore announcing the start of construction

The Evergreen Line route with six new stations