Technical briefing and news conference on poverty
Media advisory
The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, will make an announcement about poverty in Canada.
Senior officials from Employment and Social Development Canada will hold a technical briefing by teleconference before the announcement.
A photo opportunity and media availability will follow the announcement.
The announcement will be streamed live on Periscope at: https://twitter.com/SocDevSoc
Please note that all details are subject to change. All times are local.
DATE: Tuesday, August 21, 2018
TIME: Technical briefing teleconference:
9:00 a.m. PDT (12:00 p.m. EDT)
Facility tour:
10:00 a.m. PDT
News conference:
10:25 a.m. PDT
PLACE: Technical briefing:
Teleconference only
Facility tour and news conference:
Craftworks
340-1275 Venables Street
Vancouver, British Colombia
To participate in the bilingual teleconference:
Media are encouraged to call in to participate in the technical briefing that will precede the announcement.
Participant dial-in: 1-866-805-7923
Participant pass code: 3229366#
To obtain documents that will be provided during the briefing, media must confirm their attendance in advance by emailing media@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca.
Documents will be available for viewing at 8:30 a.m. PDT (11:30 a.m. EDT).
Audio recordings are not permitted during the technical briefing.
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FOR INFORMATION (media only):
Media Relations Office
Employment and Social Development Canada
819-994-5559
media@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca
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