His Excellency Toomas Hendrik Ilves, President of the Republic of Estonia, accompanied by the Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Minister for La Francophonie, will pay tribute to Canadian Veterans and Canadian Armed Forces personnel during a wreath-laying ceremony at the National War Memorial
The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Minister for La Francophonie, today issued the following statement regarding the 70th anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic
The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Minister for La Francophonie, today announced that Veterans Affairs Canada is making changes to deliver increased benefits to traditional Veterans. Once in effect, disability benefits paid under the Pension Act will no longer be deducted from War Veterans Allowance (WVA) benefits.
Eve Adams, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs, today congratulated Dr. Robert Campbell, President and Vice-Chancellor of Mount Allison University, on the University's commitment to provide priority hiring to Canada's Veterans.
Today, Veterans, along with the Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Minister for La Francophonie, arrived home in Canada after a five-day journey of remembrance in the Republic of Korea where they marked the 60th anniversary of the Korean War. Through a partnership between the Republic of Korea and Veterans Affairs Canada, the trip recognizes the contributions of all Veterans who came to the aid of the people of South Korea more than 60 years ago.
The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Minister for La Francophonie, and 36 Canadian Korean War Veterans participated today in a remembrance ceremony at the United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Busan, Republic of Korea
The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Minister for La Francophonie, and Canadian Veterans attended a banquet for Veterans of the Commonwealth countries as a thank you for their service during the Korean War.
The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Minister for La Francophonie, today participated in a traditional ash ceremony at the Seoul National Ceremony in Seoul, Korea.
On behalf of the Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Minister for La Francophonie, Mr. Erin O'Toole, Member of Parliament for Durham, today laid a wreath in memory of fallen Australian and New Zealand military members during an Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) Day commemorative ceremony at the Canadian War Museum.
The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Minister for La Francophonie, and 36 Canadian Veterans today participated in a remembrance ceremony at the Commonwealth Memorial in Gapyeong, in the Republic of Korea