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Minister Petitpas Taylor to announce supports for Veterans and their families

| Veterans Affairs Canada | media advisories

The Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, will make an announcement about support for Veterans and their families through the Veteran and Family Well-being Fund (VFWF) at an event hosted by Sistema New Brunswick in Moncton.


Minister Petitpas Taylor to unveil 2024 Veterans’ Week Poster honouring the contributions of Canadian Armed Forces members around the world

| Veterans Affairs Canada | media advisories

The Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, alongside Rear-Admiral Josée Kurtz, Commander Maritime Forces Atlantic and Joint Task Forces Atlantic, and Colonel David Holmes, Commander, 12 Wing Shearwater, will unveil the 2024 Veterans’ Week poster in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.


Minister Petitpas Taylor to attend the 2SLGBTQI+ Veterans Forum in Fredericton

| Veterans Affairs Canada | media advisories

The Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, will attend the 2SLGBTQI+ Veterans Forum in Fredericton, hosted in partnership with Veterans Affairs Canada, Rainbow Veterans of Canada, and the LGBT Purge Fund.


Minister Petitpas Taylor to make housing announcement in Moncton

| Veterans Affairs Canada | media advisories

The Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, will make an announcement at Cornerstone Co-operative in Moncton to highlight the federal budget’s investments in affordable housing.


Minister Sean Fraser to make an announcement regarding No. 2 Construction Battalion

| Veterans Affairs Canada | media advisories

The Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, on behalf of the Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, will attend the Annual No. 2 Construction Battalion Remembrance Ceremony and Honour Parade, where he will make a funding announcement honouring the Battalion.


Minister Petitpas Taylor to participate in commemorative events honouring the unknown Newfoundland First World War soldier 

| Veterans Affairs Canada | media advisories

The Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, will participate in commemorative events and activities alongside the official Government of Canada delegation as part of their activities to commemorate and honour the unknown Newfoundland First World War soldier.


CHANGE OF VENUE: Government of Canada to host ceremony to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy at the National War Memorial in Ottawa

| Veterans Affairs Canada | media advisories

The Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, on behalf of the Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, and Randeep Sarai, Parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, will participate in a ceremony at the National War Memorial to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy.


Ceremony in Dieppe to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy

| Veterans Affairs Canada | media advisories

His Excellency Michel Miraillet, Ambassador of France to Canada, Yvon Lapierre, Mayor of Dieppe, and a delegation of Second World War Veterans will participate in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Dieppe Cenotaph to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy.


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