Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) will join Veterans Affairs Minister and Associate Minister of National Defence Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe, N.B.) in Normandy, France, from June 5-6 to participate in commemorative events to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy. Contact media@pmo-cpm.gc.ca.
Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) will lead an official government delegation to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy from June 3-9. The delegation will include Governor General Julie Payette, veterans from the Second World War, representatives of veterans organizations and Indigenous groups, a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, … Read more
On behalf of Minister of Veterans Affairs and La Francophonie Steven Blaney (Levis-Bellechasse, Que.), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs Eve Adams (Mississauga-Brampton South, Ont.) will mark the 69th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy at a commemorative event also marking the 10th anniversary of the opening of the Juno Beach … Read more
Veterans Affairs Minister Jean-Pierre Blackburn will travel to Normandy, France in August to commemorate events marking the liberation of the town of Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer. Call 613-995-7758.
