Federal ministers and Atlantic premiers to meet on Atlantic Growth Strategy

Riverview, N.B. – February 16, 2018 — The Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, along with the Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Health and Member of Parliament for Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe, and the Honourable Brian Gallant, Premier of New Brunswick, will co-host a news conference following the meeting of the Atlantic Growth Strategy Leadership Committee on Tuesday, February 20, 2018, in Riverview, New Brunswick.

Minister Petitpas Taylor and Premier Gallant will be joined by the Honourable Wade MacLauchlan, Premier of Prince Edward Island; the Honourable Dwight Ball, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador; the Honourable Scott Brison, President of the Treasury Board; the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food; the Honourable Seamus O’Regan, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence; the Honourable Ahmed D. Hussen, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship; and the Honourable Karen Casey, Deputy Premier of Nova Scotia and Minister of Finance and Treasury Board.

There will be a photo opportunity at 9:00 a.m. AST (cameras only), a news conference at 12:30 p.m. AST, an engagement event with students from Riverview High School at 1:30 p.m. AST (open to media).

Date:               Tuesday, February 20, 2018
Time:              12:30 p.m. (AST)
                         News Conference

(Local media attending should arrive by‎ 8:15 a.m. for the photo opportunity and by 11:45 a.m. for the news conference)

                         1:30 p.m. (AST)
                         Student Engagement Event

Location:        Riverview High School
                         400 Whitepine Road
                         Riverview, NB

Media can participate in the news conference in person or via teleconference. In both cases, journalists are required to register online by completing the following form:

Registration Website:  www.scicsonline.ca

Registration PIN:  372092

The teleconference line will open at 12:15 p.m. (local); ‎12:45 p.m. (NDT); 11:15 a.m. (EDT). 

Toll-free number:  1-866-206-0153

Passcode:  1642943#

A live video stream with the floor audio from the news conference will be available on Periscope at: http://www.twitter.com/ACOACanada

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For further information, please contact:

Richard Gauthier
Media Relations
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
Tel: 613-404-1329
Fax: 506-851-7403
TTY: 1-877-456-6500
Email: Richard.gauthier2@canada.ca