December 30, 2014
OTTAWA — The Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., M.P. for Niagara Falls and Minister of National Defence, today attended the deployment ceremony for Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Fredericton as it joins NATO measures to promote security and stability in Central and Eastern Europe in response to the Putin regime’s military aggression in Ukraine.The ship will replace HMCS Toronto, which has been part of Standing NATO Maritime Forces since August 2014.
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