On behalf of the Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Minister for La Francophonie, the Honourable Yonah Martin, Senator for British Columbia, joined Wayne Johnston, founder of Wounded Warriors Canada, to announce their continued support for homeless Veterans. Wounded Warriors Canada is supporting the Vancouver Homeless Veterans Program by providing an emergency fund of $17,000 to provide immediate help to homeless Veterans.
Eve Adams, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs, will join Dr. Daniel Woolf, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Queen's University, to make an announcement on the hiring of Veterans after their service to Canada.
Eve Adams, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs, today joined Dr. Daniel Woolf, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Queen's University, to announce Queen's stated commitment to give Canada's Veterans priority in hiring employees.
The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Minister for La Francophonie, presented seven Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medals to outstanding Canadians who have contributed to improving the lives of Veterans.
The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Minister for La Francophonie, today announced that Veterans Affairs Canada is enhancing its partnership with the Veterans Transition Program to provide the Veterans participating in the program with the opportunity to be the first to test the new PTSD Coach Canada mobile application before it is made widely available later this year.
The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Minister for La Francophonie, issued the following statement today regarding the 68th anniversary of the end of Canadian participation in the Italian Campaign.
The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Veterans Affairs, today highlighted the Year of the Korean War Veteran in Québec City. Since 2013 has been declared the Year of the Korean War Veteran, Minister Blaney, joined by Veterans of the Korean War, went to the Citadelle of Québec to pay tribute to Veterans and members of the Royal 22e Régiment.
Toronto - On behalf of the Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Veterans Affairs, Erin O'Toole, Member of Parliament for Durham, tonight attended the World Premiere of the CBC documentary entitled March to the Top, a film based on the True Patriot Love Expedition. Prior to his election to Parliament, Mr. O'Toole served in the Canadian Armed Forces and was one of the founders of the True Patriot Love Foundation. The documentary highlights the challenges faced by expedition leader Ben Webster and his team, comprised of 12 wounded Canadian soldiers and Veterans and 10 Canadian business leaders, as they struggle to climb the 20,305-foot high summit of Island Peak, a mountain south of Mt. Everest in the Himalayas.
