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.
The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of National Defence, will visit Seaspan Shipyards as part of a trip to Vancouver, British Columbia. Seaspan is an integral partner of the Government of Canada as we deliver on the National Shipbuilding Strategy to renew Canada’s federal fleet of combat and non-combat vessels for the Royal Canadian Navy and the Canadian Coast Guard. At Seaspan, Minister Anand will partake in a tour of the Shipyards and take questions from interested media.
The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of National Defence, will travel to Brussels, Belgium, from February 14 to 15, 2023 to participate in meetings with Allies and partners on global defence and security issues.
Members of the media are invited to attend a technical briefing with officials from the Department of National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces, Public Safety Canada, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and the Canadian Coast Guard to receive an update on recent high-altitude objects.
The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of National Defence, will visit the Pentagon, where she will be welcomed by United States Secretary of Defense, Lloyd J. Austin III for a bilateral meeting to discuss shared priorities, including their unwavering support for Ukraine and progress on NORAD modernization, as well as close coordination on a variety of other bilateral and global issues.
The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of National Defence, will hold a media availability and announce the next steps of Canada’s military aid to Ukraine. She will then take questions from journalists present on site.
Defence Minister Anita Anand, along with Chief of the Defence Staff, General Wayne Eyre, will participate in a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, hosted by United States Secretary of Defense, Lloyd J. Austin III, at the Ramstein Air Base in Germany.