| Veterans Affairs Canada | media advisories
Penticton, BC - On behalf of the Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Minister for La Francophonie, Dan Albas, Member of Parliament for Okanagan-Coquihalla, will participate in a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially open the West Bench Veterans Tribute.
| Veterans Affairs Canada | news releases
On behalf of the Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Minister for La Francophonie, Eve Adams, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs and Member of Parliament for Mississauga–Brampton South, congratulated Mary Jo Haddad, President and CEO of Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children, on the Hospital's commitment to Canada's Veterans.
| Veterans Affairs Canada | news releases
The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Minister for La Francophonie, today announced a new and highly qualified appointment to the Veterans Review and Appeal Board (VRAB) in Veteran Owen Parkhouse, CD, MA. In addition to his duties as a Member, Mr. Parkhouse will also serve as the Board's Vice Chair. This marks the first time in the history of the Board that a member with his military credentials has held a senior leadership position.
| Veterans Affairs Canada | speeches
The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Minister for La Francophonie, issued the following statement today in recognition of the 69th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy: "On June 6, 1944, Canadians in uniform put their courage forward in defending democracy, freedom and the rule of law. Their success achieved in the pursuit of liberty helped pave the way to victory in Europe on May 8, 1945.
| Veterans Affairs Canada | media advisories
On behalf of the Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Minister for La Francophonie, Eve Adams, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs, will mark the 69th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy at a commemorative event also marking the 10th anniversary of the opening of the Juno Beach Centre.
| Veterans Affairs Canada | news releases
On behalf of the Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Minister for La Francophonie, Eve Adams, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs and Member of Parliament for Mississauga–Brampton South, today congratulated John Tramburg, Vice-President of Cabela's Canada, on its commitment to Canada's Veterans.
| Veterans Affairs Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Minister for La Francophonie, Senator Yonah Martin and Member of Parliament Blaine Calkins will make an important announcement related to Year of the Korean War Veteran.
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The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Minister for La Francophonie, joined Senator Yonah Martin and Member of Parliament Blaine Calkins today to express support of Bill S-213: An Act Respecting a National Day of Remembrance in Honour of Veterans of the Korean War, which has passed through third reading in the House of Commons. The Act will establish a new national day of recognition-Korean War Veterans Day-to be held each year on July 27.
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The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Minister for La Francophonie, today issued the following statement to mark the 111th anniversary of the end of the South African War.
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On behalf of the Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Minister for La Francophonie, Corneliu Chisu, Member of Parliament for Pickering–Scarborough East, today attended and laid a wreath at the Korea Veterans Appreciation Day in Oshawa. Dr. Colin Carrie, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health and Member of Parliament for Oshawa, and Chris Alexander, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence and Member of Parliament for Ajax–Pickering, were also in attendance and laid a wreath on behalf of the Government of Canada
