Defence Minister Harjit S. Sajjan issued the following statement after yesterday’s meeting with Defence Ministers from the main force contributors to the Global Coalition to Counter Daesh in Copenhagen, Denmark, and holding meetings with his counterparts from New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and Australia.
Minister of National Defence Harjit S. Sajjan, and Veterans Affairs Minister and Associate Minister of National Defence Kent Hehr, issued the following statement:
Defence Minister Harjit S. Sajjan issued the following statement today after addressing the Conference of Defence Associations Institute on the state of Canada’s defence:
The Honourable Kent Hehr, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, and the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of National Defence, today issued the following statement to honour the servicemen and women of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) who fought in the Gallipoli Campaign of the First World War.
“Earth Day, established in 1970, is the perfect occasion to mark progress made by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces in the worldwide movement to stop global warming and protect our planet.
“April is the Month of the Military Child. This presents us with the opportunity to consider the unique circumstances faced by the children of our Canadian women and men in uniform, and the children of Veterans.
Defence Minister Harjit S. Sajjan today issued the following statement:“Today we commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge and those who fought for our country during the First World War..."
Defence Minister Harjit S. Sajjan, and Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence Kent Hehr, today issued the following statement marking the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination: