The efforts of Canadians during the last hundred days of the First World War helped bring peace to the world at the end of what was then known as “The Great War.”
Charlotte Bastien, acting Assistant Deputy Minister at Veterans Affairs Canada, on behalf of the Government of Canada, will attend a commemorative ceremony on Aboriginal Veterans Day in Winnipeg to honour and remember all of the First Nations, Inuit and Métis people who have served and those who have given their lives for our freedom.
The Government of Canada will mark the 100th anniversary of Canada’s Hundred Days and the end of the First World War by sending an official delegation to Belgium to take part in ceremonies and events from November 9 to11, 2018.
The Honourable Seamus O’Regan, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence issued the following statement today on Veteran Affairs Canada’s response to an error in the calculation of disability pension adjustment rates
This Veterans’ Week, November 5 to 11, the Government of Canada encourages the public to take in key commemorative events in the Ottawa area to mark the 100th anniversary of Canada’s Hundred Days and the Armistice, and remember those who served and sacrificed for our freedom.
The Honourable Seamus O’Regan, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence along with the Honourable George Furey, Speaker of the Senate, and the Honourable Geoff Regan, Speaker of the House of Commons, will host the annual Senate Ceremony of Remembrance to honour those who have served to preserve Canada’s freedom.
The Honourable Seamus O’Regan, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, His Worship Jim Watson, the Mayor of Ottawa, and Glenn Ogden, Acting Director at the Canadian War Museum, will host the annual Candlelight Tribute to honour our country’s fallen heroes and Veterans, and pass the torch of remembrance from Veterans to youth.