| National Defence | news releases
Changes in the global trading system are causing massive disruptions and uncertainty for Canadians. The world has changed, and Canada’s economic strategy must change
| National Defence | media advisories
The Honourable David McGuinty, Minister of National Defence and Member of Parliament Marie-France Lalonde will host an event at the Bob MacQuarrie Recreation Complex in Orléans to highlight federal budget investments to build local infrastructure.
| National Defence | news releases
Today, the Honourable David McGuinty, Minister of National Defence and the Philippine Secretary of National Defense, Gilberto Teodoro, signed a Status of Visiting Forces Agreement (SOVFA) between Canada and the Philippines. This agreement builds on the Canada-Philippines Defence Cooperation Memorandum of Understanding signed in January 2024.
| National Defence | speeches
Your Excellency, distinguished guests, members of the Canadian Armed forces, but also affected members for who we are here for today.
| National Defence | speeches
Your Excellency, members of the CAF, serving and veterans, madame Jean, Rear Admiral
| National Defence | media advisories
The Honourable David McGuinty, Minister of National Defence, will travel to the Philippines from October 31 to November 2 to strengthen defence relations with one of Canada’s most important defence partners in the Indo-Pacific region.
| National Defence | media advisories
Members of the media are invited to speak with individual Canadian Armed Forces members selected as participants in this year’s Remembrance Day Sentry Program.
| National Defence | news releases
Today, General Jennie Carignan, Chief of the Defence Staff and Chief Warrant Officer Bob McCann, Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Chief Warrant Officer, delivered a formal apology to all current and former CAF members and their families who have experienced systemic racism, racial discrimination, and racial harassment in connection to their military service.
| National Defence | backgrounders
On October 30, 2025, the Chief of the Defence Staff, General Jennie Carignan, and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Chief Warrant Officer (CWO) Bob McCann, delivered an apology on behalf of the CAF to current and former CAF members, as well as their families who have experienced systemic racism, racial discrimination, and racial harassment during their military service.
| National Defence | media advisories
Tomorrow, at a ceremony in Ottawa, General Jennie Carignan, Chief of the Defence Staff, and Chief Warrant Officer Bob McCann, Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Chief Warrant Officer, will deliver a formal apology on behalf of the CAF to current and former CAF members and their families who have experienced racial discrimination and racial harassment in connection to their military service.
