The Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of Veterans Affairs, and His Worship Jim Watson, Mayor of Ottawa, will attend a Candlelight Tribute in honour of Canada's Veterans as part of Veterans' Week 2013.
The Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of Veterans Affairs, and Parm Gill, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs, will join members of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs and parliamentarians for a wreath-laying ceremony to pay tribute to the service and sacrifices of Canadian Veterans.
Media are invited to attend a special ceremony with the Honourable Noël Kinsella, Speaker of the Senate of Canada, the Honourable Andrew Scheer, Speaker of the House of Commons, and the Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of Veterans Affairs, to mark Veterans' Week 2013.
The Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of Veterans Affairs, today joined approximately 1,000 Veterans, men and women in uniform, cadets and massed pipe and drum bands to march on the field at half-time in salute to Veterans and still-serving members of the Canadian Armed Forces.
The Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of Veterans Affairs, today joined approximately 1,000 Veterans, men and women in uniform, cadets and massed pipe and drum bands to march on the field at half-time in salute to Veterans and still-serving members of the Canadian Armed Forces.
Parm Gill, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs and Member of Parliament for Brampton–Springdale, will attend the 12th Annual Veterans Appreciation Luncheon to honour local Veterans and mark Veterans' Week 2013. Each year, hundreds gather at this event to honour and recognize the dedication and sacrifices of Canada's Veterans and serving Canadian Armed Forces personnel, and to pay tribute to those who have made the ultimate sacrifice on behalf of all Canadians.
The Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of Veterans Affairs, will march with Veterans, men and women in uniform and cadets in the BC Lions Salute to Veterans and Military Valour half-time show.
The Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of Veterans Affairs, today met with community, private and public sector leaders from across Canada at the inaugural National Conference on Ending Homelessness. The conference, hosted by the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness, brought together policy makers, funders, researchers, advocates, community leaders and front-line workers to address the issue of homelessness in Canada.
Armistice Day, now called Remembrance Day, is a day recognized around the world as a moment when quarrels are dropped and when we stand together to remember those who gave their lives in the service of Canada.
On behalf of the Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of Veterans Affairs, Parm Gill, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs and Member of Parliament for Brampton–Springdale, will join the Board of Directors of the Juno Beach Centre Association and its partners, Atout France and the Normandy Tourism Board, to officially launch a national campaign commemorating next year's 70th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy.