**Event cancelled due to inclement weather in Halifax, NS.** Minister David McGuinty to visit CBSA Marine Centre of Expertise in Halifax, Nova Scotia

Halifax, Nova Scotia - Members of the media are invited to join the Honourable David McGuinty, Minister of Public Safety, while he visits the Canada Border Services Agency’s Marine Centre of Expertise, in Halifax, N.S.

Minister McGuinty will be joined by:

• The Honourable Darren Fisher, Minister of Veterans Affairs, Associate Minister of National Defence and Member of Parliament for Dartmouth—Cole Harbour; and
• Lena Metlege Diab, Member of Parliament for Halifax West

Event: In Person

Date: Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Time: 1:40 p.m. – 2:05 p.m. Atlantic Standard Time (AST)

Location:

CBSA Marine Centre of Expertise

1061 Marginal Road, Suite 100

Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 4P7

Notes for media:

The Minister will be available to answer questions at the event.

Media will be able to capture b-roll video and still photos of:  

• The Marine Centre of Expertise training facility. 

Media will be able to take still photos only of:

• Minister McGuinty and CBSA employees participating in a demonstration of opening/inspecting a sea water strainer.

Media representatives who wish to attend must arrive by 1:30 p.m. AST.

Media must confirm their attendance in advance by contacting media@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca to ensure access to the Port of Halifax facilities.