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Canada's Peacekeepers Honoured for their Service

| Veterans Affairs Canada | news releases

On behalf of the Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of Veterans Affairs, Minister of State John Duncan and Member of Parliament for Vancouver Island North, joined members of the British Columbia Chapter of the Canadian Peacekeeping Veterans Association and members from Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt, at the B.C. Legislature Building for a National Peacekeepers' Day ceremony.


Parliamentary Secretary Parm Gill concludes two-day visit to Winnipeg

| Veterans Affairs Canada | news releases

On behalf of the Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of Veterans Affairs, Parliamentary Secretary Parm Gill, along with Steven Fletcher, Member of Parliament for Charleswood-St. James-Assiniboia, participated in a tour of the Field of Honour at Brookside Cemetery.


Parliamentary Secretary Parm Gill honours those who served in the First World War and promotes hiring Veterans

| Veterans Affairs Canada | news releases

On behalf of the Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of Veterans Affairs, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs, Parm Gill, together with the Honourable Shelly Glover, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, participated in the official opening ceremony for the Victoria Crosses of Valour Road exhibit at the Manitoba Museum.


Government of Canada Announces Funding for World Wars Commemorative Projects in Toronto

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The Honourable Pierre Poilievre, Minister of State (Democratic Reform), on behalf of the Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of Veterans Affairs, today announced Government of Canada support for two projects that will commemorate the centennial of the beginning of the First World War and the 75th anniversary of the beginning of the Second World War.


Government of Canada Invests in a Canadian Remembrance Trail in Belgium

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The Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of Veterans Affairs, today announced Government of Canada support for the creation of a Canadian Remembrance Trail in Belgium by the Memorial Museum Passchendaele 1917. The Remembrance Trail will focus on the sacrifices made by Canadians in Europe during the First World War.


Government of Canada announces support for new memorial in Cates/Whey-Ah-Wichen Park

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Parm Gill, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs, on behalf of the Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of Veterans Affairs, today announced Government of Canada support for a new memorial to honour the service and sacrifices of Canada's Veterans. Andrew Saxton, Member of Parliament for North Vancouver, joined the Parliamentary Secretary for the unveiling and dedication ceremony of the new memorial located in Cates/Whey-Ah-Wichen Park, a waterfront park in the Deep Cove area of North Vancouver.


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