On December 5, 2022, the Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of National Defence, will be in Esquimalt, British Columbia to welcome home His Majesty’s Canadian Ships (HMCS) Vancouver and Winnipeg after 173 days away from home while deployed in the Indo-Pacific.
Anita Anand, Minister of National Defence, alongside Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Member of Parliament for Compton-Stanstead, and Élisabeth Brière, Member of Parliament for Sherbrooke, will provide an update on the future of the Colonel-Gaëtan-Côté Armoury (Belvédère Street Armoury) and William Street Armoury.
The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of National Defence, will hold a virtual press conference to announce the defence and security elements of the Indo-Pacific Strategy
The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of National Defence, will host United States Secretary of Defense, Lloyd J. Austin III, for a bilateral meeting to discuss the Canada-U.S. defence relationship, Russia’s illegal and unjustifiable invasion of Ukraine, security in the Indo-Pacific region, and global defence priorities.
On November 18-20, 2022, the Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of National Defence will cohost the 14th annual Halifax International Security Forum (HISF), which brings together defence and security experts, industry professionals, academics, and global leaders to discuss the world’s most pressing global peace and security challenges.
At 9:00 am (EST) on November 11, 2022, National Defence Minister Anita Anand will join Jeff Musson, Executive Director of Coding for Veterans, HMCS York personnel, and Loui Anastasopoulos, CEO of Toronto Stock Exchange, to open the market at the Toronto Stock Exchange. This market opening is intended to commemorate Remembrance Day, and honour military Veterans and members of the Canadian Armed Forces.
The Royal Canadian Air Force will conduct flypasts for several Remembrance Day commemorations across Canada on November 11. These will be carried out by aircraft from Royal Canadian Air Force Wings throughout Canada at various times throughout the day.
His Majesty’s Canadian Ships (HMCS) Kingston and Summerside will return to their homeport of Halifax, N.S., after successfully completing their deployments on Operation REASSURANCE, in support of NATO assurance and deterrence measures in European waters.
The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of National Defence, will participate in a panel entitled Working Together to Build Euro-Atlantic Security at the XXVII Congress of Ukrainian Canadians.