The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of National Defence will hold a joint press conference with Ināra Mūrniece, the Minister of Defence of Latvia, following a bilateral meeting.
On May 8, the Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of National Defence, will welcome Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence of Poland, Mr. Mariusz Błaszczak, to Canada. During the visit, the ministers will hold a bilateral meeting to reaffirm Canada’s close ties with Poland and further advance our defence relationship.
From May 1 to 25, 2023, people across the country may see a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) CH-148 Cyclone operating in various cities throughout Canada. These activities are related to an operational cross-country transfer of a CH-148 Cyclone from 423 Maritime Helicopter (MH) Squadron, based in Shearwater, Nova Scotia, to 443 MH Squadron, based in Esquimalt, British Columbia. The transit will also include community outreach visits along the way.
The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of National Defence, will travel to Nova Scotia from April 27 to 28, 2023, to meet with Canadians, industry partners, National Defence and Canadian Armed Forces personnel, and cadets.
The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of National Defence, and Chief of the Defence Staff, General Wayne Eyre, will travel to Germany to meet with Allies and partners to discuss Russia’s illegal full-scale invasion of Ukraine and coordinate military assistance to address Ukraine’s current and long-term defence priorities.
Media are invited to attend the departure ceremony of HMCS Montréal and Naval Replenishment Unit (NRU) MV Asterix on March 26 for the ships’ departure to the Indo-Pacific region on Operation PROJECTION.
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Canadian Region will support the Royal Canadian Mounted Police by providing air security for the U.S. President Joe Biden as he visits Ottawa, from March 23 to 24, 2023.
The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of National Defence, will make an announcement about Canadian Armed Forces infrastructure in the National Capital Region. She will be joined by Jenna Sudds, Member of Parliament for Kanata—Carleton.
Defence Minister Anita Anand will address industry partners, stakeholders, and defence experts on the first day of the Ottawa Conference on Security and Defence, hosted by the Conference of Defence Associations Institute, which takes place from March 9-10.