Minister of Canadian Culture and Identity, and Official Languages Mark Miller (Ville-Marie–Le Sud-Ouest–Île-des-Sœurs, Que.) will be in Cherry Brook to announce the theme for this year’s Black History Month. Contact hermine.landry@pch.gc.ca
National Defence Minister Bill Blair (Scarborough-Southwest, Ont.) and Veterans Affairs Minister and Associate Minister of National Defence Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe, N.B.) will make an announcement to honour the legacy of No. 2 Construction Battalion. This event will take place at Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia, 101 Cherry Brook Rd. Contact daniel.minden@forces.gc.ca.
On behalf of Families, Children and Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.), Liberal MP Darrell Samson (Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook, N.S.) will make an announcement about how the Government of Canada is advancing diversity and taking positive action to ensure social inclusion for Black Canadians. This event will take place at 10 Cherry Brook Road. Call 819-654-5546.
On behalf of Heritage and Official Languages Minister Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.), Treasury Board President Scott Brison (Kings-Hants, N.S.) will announce a new Government of Canada funding initiative for Black Canadian youth. This event will take place at the Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia, 10 Cherry Brook Rd. Call 819-997-7788.
On behalf of Finance Minister Bill Morneau (Toronto Centre, Ont.), Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister Celina Caesar-Chavannes (Whitby, Ont.) will hold a local event to highlight Haligonian Viola Desmond as the first Canadian woman to be featured on a regularly circulating bank note. Caesar-Chavannes will be joined by Liberal MP Darrell Samson (Sackville–Preston–Chezzetcook, N.S.) and Wanda … Read more
