Prime Minister Stephen Harper is in Quebec City, where he is scheduled to hold a press conference.


Harper is expected to make an announcement about a local initiative at 12:15 p.m. ET and then take questions from reporters. CBCNews.ca is carrying the press conference live.


With Harper for the announcement are Heritage Minister Shelly Glover, Infrastructure Minister Denis Lebel and Régis Labeaume, mayor of Quebec City.


The prime minister is scheduled to deliver a speech in Sherbrooke, Que., later this evening.


More to come