Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of National Defence Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of Crown Indigenous Relations Carolyn Bennett, and Minister of Indigenous Services Seamus O’Regan today issued the following joint statement to mark Aboriginal Veterans Day
The air we breathe has an impact on our health every day. In November, the Government of Canada observes Lung Cancer Awareness Month and National Radon Action Month to remind Canadians that both lifestyle choices and environmental factors can affect the health of our lungs.
Canada strongly condemns the November 6 attack against a convoy of workers of the Canadian mining company SEMAFO and the security forces protecting them.
On this day, we remember all members of the media killed or harmed and all others who so courageously stand up for the media’s right to report freely and independently. Impunity for crimes against journalists must stop.
Bolivians deserve a free, fair and transparent election result. Canada is closely following events in Bolivia and calls on all parties to exercise restraint and avoid violence and polarizing rhetoric. We are deeply concerned by additional reports of serious election irregularities.
“At approximately 1:15 p.m. Eastern Standard Time today, Captain Kevin Domon-Grenier, Snowbird 5 with the Canadian Forces Snowbirds, was forced to eject from his CT-114 Tutor aircraft shortly before the team’s performance in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
We are increasingly concerned by the substantial rise of vaping among Canadian youth. As nicotine in any form is highly addictive, those who vape products containing nicotine are at risk of going on to use tobacco products such as cigarettes.