Today, the Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, made the following statement to highlight National Peacekeepers' Day.
Another aircraft filled with military equipment for Ukraine left today as part of Canada's ongoing support to that country against Russian aggression. One Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) CC-177 Globemaster III strategic airlifter departed from 8 Wing, Canadian Forces Base Trenton and will arrive in Ukraine early next week.
On behalf the Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of Veterans Affairs, Parm Gill, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs, will participate in a commemorative ceremony to mark National Peacekeepers' Day.
This is now my fourth consecutive ASEAN-Canada Post-Ministerial Conference. Over the last year, I can confidently and proudly say that we have made more progress in building our partnership than in any other year.
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today co-chaired with his Singapore counterpart, Foreign Minister Shanmugam, his fourth consecutive Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Canada Post-Ministerial Conference
On behalf of the Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of Veterans Affairs, Minister of State John Duncan and Member of Parliament for Vancouver Island North, joined members of the British Columbia Chapter of the Canadian Peacekeeping Veterans Association and members from Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt, at the B.C. Legislature Building for a National Peacekeepers' Day ceremony.
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OTTAWA, ONTARIO (August 9, 2014) – The Honourable Bernard Valcourt, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, issued the following statement on the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples.
Canadians across the country are invited to celebrate the rich Acadian culture by taking part in the
5th World Acadian Congress, which starts today and continues through August 24, 2014.