The Honourable Jill McKnight, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, alongside General Jennie Carignan, Chief of the Defence Staff, and a delegation representing the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, will mark the 110th anniversary of the Battles of the Somme and Beaumont-Hamel with a series of events in Northern France and Belgium, including a Signature Ceremony at the Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial in France on July 1, 2026.
The Honourable Jill McKnight, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, alongside General Jennie Carignan, Chief of the Defence Staff, and a delegation representing the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, will mark the 110th anniversary of the Battles of the Somme and Beaumont-Hamel with a series of events in Northern France and Belgium, including a Signature Ceremony at the Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial in France on July 1, 2026.
The Honourable Jill McKnight, Minister Veteran Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, alongside the Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Public Safety and the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister responsible for Official Languages, will be joined by key stakeholders, Veterans, and local students to officially launch the construction phase of the National Monument to Canada’s Mission in Afghanistan.
The Honourable Jill McKnight, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, on behalf of the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Finance and National Revenue, will outline the Government of Canada’s latest suite of measures to better support local businesses and protect jobs.
Media are invited to attend an announcement by The Honourable Jill McKnight, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National highlighting investments following achievement of the NATO 2% defence spending target.
As part of the Government of Canada’s commemoration of the 35th anniversary of Operation Friction and the end of the Gulf War, Veterans Affairs Canada will host a short wreath-laying ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa.
The Honourable Jill McKnight, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence will make an important announcement related to the 9-8-8: Suicide Crisis Helpline.
Veterans Affairs Canada will host a commemorative event at Vancouver’s Sunset Beach to mark the 80th anniversary of the End of the Second World War and the Victory in Asia and the Pacific.
