National Defence Minister Harjit S. Sajjan (Vancouver South, B.C.) will attend commemorative events to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy. This event will be held at Juno Beach Centre in Courseulles-sur-Mer. Call 613-996-3100.
Governor General Julie Payette will travel to France to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day. On Wednesday, she will participate in a ceremony at the Bény-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery. That evening, Payette will attend the Juno75 Gala hosted by the Juno Beach Centre Association. On Thursday, she will attend a ceremony in Bernières-sur-Mer to honour the Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada. … Read more
Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna (Ottawa-Centre, Ont.) will attend a meeting with the G7 environment ministers in Metz, France. Call 819‑743‑7138.
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland (University-Rosedale, Ont.) will attend the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting from April 5-6 in Dinard, France. Freeland and her colleagues will discuss action on international and security issues, including those related to Venezuela, Ukraine and Russia, North Korea and Syria.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) will travel to France from November 10-12 to attend commemoration events for the 100th anniversary of the First World War Armistice and the first-ever Paris Peace Forum. Along with Veterans Affairs Minister Seamus O’Regan (St. John’s South–Mount Pearl, Nfld.), Trudeau will meet with Canadian veterans and thank them for their service and sacrifice. Details online.
Representatives from the Government of Canada and the Canadian Armed Forces will attend the military burial of Canadian First World War soldier Sergeant James Alexander Milne, whose remains were only identified earlier this year. This event will take place at the Orchard Dump Cemetery, Arleux-en-Gohelle, Pas-de-Calais. Call 613-996-2353.
The Department of National Defence will hold military burials for two Canadian First World War soldiers, Private Reginald Joseph Winfield Johnston and Sergeant Harold Wilfred Shaughnessy, who were killed in France in 1917. Their remains had been unidentified until earlier this year. Members of the Johnston and Shaughnessy families, along with representatives from the Government of … Read more
Representatives from the Government of Canada and the Canadian Armed Forces will attend the military burial of an unidentified Canadian First World War soldier. This event will take place at the Canadian Cemetery No. 2, Neuville-St. Vaast, Pas-de-Calais, France. Call 613-996-2353.
Veterans Affairs Minister and Associate Minister of National Defence Kent Hehr (Calgary Centre, Alta.) will lead an official Canadian government delegation to Dieppe, France, from Aug. 16-21 to mark the 75th anniversary of the Dieppe raid during the Second World War. The delegation will include veterans, Parliamentarians, youth and a contingent of the Canadian Armed … Read more
The public and media are invited to participate in the official Government of Canada ceremony marking the 101st anniversary of the Battles of the Somme and Beaumont-Hamel. This event will take place at the Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial in France. Call 613-992-7468.
