Minister Blair to address media at the FPT Meeting of Ministers Responsible for Emergency Management

The Honourable Bill Blair, President of the King’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Emergency Preparedness, will co-host the meeting of Federal-Provincial-Territorial (FPT) Ministers for Emergency Management, alongside the Honourable Richard Mostyn, Minister of Community Services of Yukon and the Honourable Doyle Piwniuk, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure of Manitoba.

Media will be provided opportunities to capture b-roll and observe opening remarks at 9:00 a.m. and are also invited to attend the closing press conference at 3:30 p.m.

The afternoon media availability will be accessible in person and by teleconference. Following the media availability, Minister Blair and co-chairs Ministers Mostyn and Piwniuk, will take questions from the media.

Media representatives must arrive 30 minutes in advance for each event to sign-in and present photo ID and credentials. Photo ID must be visible at all times.

Event 1: B-roll video (cameras only)
Date: Friday, December 16, 2022
Time: Setup at 8:30 a.m., Filming from 9:00 a.m. to 9:25 a.m. EST
Location: Victoria Hall, 111 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario

(simultaneous translation audio feed will be available)

Event 2: Media Availability (in person and teleconference)
Date: Friday, December 16, 2022
Time: 3:30 p.m. EST

Location: Poliquin-Greene Room, 111 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario

(simultaneous translation audio feed will be available)

Media who wish to attend the press conference by phone can dial in by using the numbers below. Media are encouraged to dial-in 15 minutes before the start of the media availability. (Teleconference participants will be able to ask questions).

Participant dial-in numbers: 613-954-9003 / 1-866-206-0153

Access Code: 6053914#