The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, Veterans and honoured guests will launch community-based commemorative events across Canada and overseas honouring the 75th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy. The ceremony will feature an official poster unveiling for the anniversary, as well as a departure ceremony of the commemorative journey across Canada to Halifax.
The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, will be joined by the National Silver Cross Mother Anita Cenerini, and Veterans and their families to honour the brave Canadians who served—and died—during Canada’s mission in Afghanistan.
An official Government of Canada delegation will participate in a series of events in Normandy, France from June 3-9, 2019, to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy.
The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, met with three organizations receiving funding from the Veteran and Family Well-Being Fund in 2018 during a recent visit to Edmonton.
The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, and the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of National Defence, issued the following statement today to mark International Women’s Day
The Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, and the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of National Defence, issued the following statement today to mark Black History Month in Canada:
The Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence and the Representative Plaintiff Ray Toth, and his counsel Gowling WLG (Canada) and Michel Drapeau Law Office, issued the following statement today regarding the settlement of a class action lawsuit brought against the Government of Canada:
