The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, will make an important announcement regarding the Government of Canada’s commitment to protect the Juno Beach site in France.
Veterans Affairs Canada is organizing an official Government of Canada delegation to Dieppe, France from August 17-20, 2022, to mark the 80th anniversary of the Dieppe Raid. The delegation will include Veterans, representatives from Indigenous and Veterans organizations, parliamentarians and youth.
St. Julien, Belgium – The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, along with Alain Gendron, Ambassador of Canada to Belgium, and Dominique Cool, Mayor of Langemark-Poelkapelle, will tour the newly restored site of the St. Julien Canadian Memorial and lay a wreath on behalf of the Government of Canada.
Givenchy-en-Gohelle, France – The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, will participate in a ceremony to commemorate the 105th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge at the Canadian National Vimy Memorial in France.
Ottawa, ON – The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of National Defence, and the Honourable Mona Fortier, President of the Treasury Board will join Their Excellencies the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, and Mr. Whit Fraser, and Algonquin Elder Albert Dumont, in a ceremony to commemorate the 105th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge at the National War Memorial in Ottawa.
Darrell Samson, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, alongside Francis Scarpaleggia, Member of Parliament for Lac-Saint-Louis and Anju Dhillon, Member of Parliament for Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle, will announce new recipients from Montreal who have been selected to receive funding under the Veteran and Family Well-Being Fund.
The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, alongside George Chahal, Member of Parliament for Calgary Skyview, will announce new recipients from Alberta who have been selected to receive funding under the Veteran and Family Well-Being Fund.
The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, along with Yasir Naqvi, Member of Parliament for Ottawa Centre and the Hon. David J. McGuinty, Member of Parliament for Ottawa South, will announce new recipients from Ottawa who have been selected to receive funding under the Veteran and Family Well-Being Fund.
The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, alongside Bobby Morrissey, Member of Parliament for Edgmont, will announce new recipients from Prince Edward Island who have been selected to receive funding under the Veteran and Family Well-Being Fund.
The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, will award the Minister of Veterans Affairs Commendation to two individuals during a ceremony in St. John’s to recognize their efforts to improve Veterans' well–being, as well as their exemplary work commemorating Veterans' sacrifices and achievements.