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.
Montreal – The Honourable Seamus O’Regan, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence and Marc Miller, MP for Ville-Marie — Le Sud-Ouest — Île-des-Soeurs, will make an important announcement that will positively impact the well-being of Veterans and their families in Canada.
The Honourable Seamus O’Regan, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, will participate in a learning activity with students from St. Bonaventure’s College and doctoral candidate Christopher Reid on the morning of October 12, 2018.
Her Honour the Honourable Jocelyne Roy-Vienneau, Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick and Matt DeCourcey, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Member of Parliament for Fredericton, New Brunswick, and senior representatives of the Canadian Armed Forces, will preside over a ceremony to mark the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Canal du Nord that took place during Canada’s Hundred Days and the First World War.
The Honourable Seamus O’Regan, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, will make an announcement at Veterans Affairs Canada’s newest Operational Stress Injury (OSI) Satellite Service Site in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
The Honourable Seamus O’Regan, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, will present the Minister of Veterans Affairs Commendation to 18 recipients from across Alberta for their service and care to Canadian Veterans and their dedication to remembrance.
Pam Damoff, Member of Parliament for Oakville North – Burlington, on behalf of the Honourable Seamus O’Regan, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, will join the Honourable Yonah Martin, Senator for British Columbia, Ken Griffith, President of the Korea Veterans Association of Canada, Unit 26 Hamilton and other officials in commemorating the 65th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice and the contributions and sacrifices of the Royal Canadian Navy during the conflict.
Ali Ehsassi, Member of Parliament for Willowdale, on behalf of the Honourable Seamus O’Regan, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, along with the Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario will attend a memorial service and wreath laying to mark the 65th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice and recognize the service of Canadian Korean War Veterans.