| Veterans Affairs Canada | news releases
The Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of Veterans Affairs, today issued the following statement in recognition of National Peacekeepers' Day:
| Veterans Affairs Canada | news releases
On behalf of the Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of Veterans Affairs, Jacques Gourde, Member of Parliament for Lotbinière–Chutes-Chaudière, today attended the third annual Honouring our Peacekeepers ceremony held at Place George V, in Québec City. Veterans and current members of the Canadian Armed Forces, as well as representatives of police forces and of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, were also present to mark the important role played by Canadian peacekeepers around the world.
| Veterans Affairs Canada | news releases
On behalf of the Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of Veterans Affairs, Randy Hoback, Member of Parliament for Prince Albert, today joined members of the North Saskatchewan Chapter of the Canadian Association of Veterans in United Nations Peacekeeping at the Saskatoon City Hall Civic Square to mark National Peacekeepers' Day.
| Veterans Affairs Canada | media advisories
On behalf of the Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of Veterans Affairs, the Honourable Pierre Poilievre, Minister of State (Democratic Reform), will participate in a commemorative ceremony to mark National Peacekeepers' Day. The ceremony honours current and former members of the Canadian Armed Forces, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and other police forces who have served or are currently serving in peacekeeping operations around the world.
| Veterans Affairs Canada | media advisories
On behalf of the Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of Veterans Affairs, Devinder Shory, Member of Parliament for Calgary Northeast, will join members of the Canadian Association of Veterans in United Nations Peacekeeping (CAVUNP) at Peacekeeper Park to mark National Peacekeepers' Day.
| Veterans Affairs Canada | media advisories
On behalf of the Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of Veterans Affairs, the Honourable John Duncan, Minister of State and Chief Government Whip and Member of Parliament for Vancouver Island North, will join members of the Canadian Association of Veterans in United Nations Peacekeeping (CAVUNP) at the British Columbia Legislature Building to mark National Peacekeepers' Day.
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On behalf of the Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of Veterans Affairs, Randy Hoback, Member of Parliament for Prince Albert, joined Veterans, members of the Royal Canadian Legion, community leaders and members of the public today for the second annual Wounded Warriors Weekend.
| Veterans Affairs Canada | media advisories
On behalf of the Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of Veterans Affairs, Randy Hoback, Member of Parliament for Prince Albert, will join Veterans, members of the Royal Canadian Legion, community leaders and members of the public during the Wounded Warriors Weekend.
| Veterans Affairs Canada | news releases
The Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of Veterans Affairs, today participated in the inauguration of the Canadian Room, home of a new and permanent exhibit to Canada's contributions during the Sicilian Campaign, at the Museo dello Sbarco in Catania. The unveiling is part of a series of events taking place in Italy to mark the 70th anniversary of Operation Husky, the Second World War's Sicilian Campaign that took place from July to August 1943.
| Veterans Affairs Canada | news releases
The Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of Veterans Affairs, today joined visiting Canadians, local community members and 60 Canadian Armed Forces personnel at a remembrance ceremony at the Agira Canadian War Cemetery in Sicily, where hundreds of Canadian soldiers who fell during Operation Husky, the Second World War's Sicilian Campaign, were laid to rest 70 years ago.
