The Government of Canada is leading an overseas commemorative program for 2SLGBTQI+ Veterans to commemorate the First World War, as we approach the 107th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge.
The Government of Canada will host a wreath laying ceremony to mark the 60th anniversary of Canadian peacekeeping operations in Cyprus at a commemorative event at the National Peacekeeping Monument (The Reconciliation).
The Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, and General Wayne Eyre, Chief of the Defence Staff, will participate in a commemorative event at the National War Memorial to mark the 10th anniversary of the end of Canada’s mission in Afghanistan.
The Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence will be available to the media on the closing day of the 2024 Women Veterans Forum, on International Women’s Day.
On Thursday, 1 February 2024, the Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, alongside the Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence and Randeep Sarai, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, will unveil an exhibit commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Air Force.
The Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, along with the Honourable Robert Oliphant, Member of Parliament for Don Valley West, will announce funding from the Veteran and Family Well Being Fund for Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.
Toronto, Ontario - 09:30 EST - The Minister will make an announcement at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre alongside the Honourable Rob Oliphant, Member of Parliament for Don Valley West.