One of the major sovereignty operations conducted every year by Canadian Forces in the High Arctic, Operation Nunalivut 2012, concluded on Wednesday, April 25. This year's operation focused on the domestic capabilities demonstrated by the Canadian Forces in response to a simulated Whole of Government, safety-driven mission. The full release is available online. Call 613-996-2353.
National Defence Minister Peter MacKay (Central Nova, NS) announced the government's commitment, representing over $4 million for projects that will improve the quality of the infrastructure for members of the Canadian Forces. The full release is available online. Call 613-996-2353.
National Defence Minister Peter MacKay (Central Nova, NS) issued a statement on the occasion of ANZAC Day. MacKay said Canada recognizes ANZAC Day, the most important national day of commemoration in Australia and New Zealand. ANZAC Day honours members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) who fought in the 1915 campaign at … Read more
National Defence Minister Peter MacKay (Central Nova, NS) issued a statement on the occasion of the sixth annual Air Force Appreciation Day on Parliament Hill. MacKay said that Canada's exceptional Royal Canadian Air Force team consists of more than 15,000 Regular and Reserve Force personnel and 2,100 civilian employees. MacKay added that the effects of … Read more
National Defence Minister Peter MacKay (Central Nova, NS) issued a statement on the occasion of the Royal Military College of Canada participating in the Sandhurst competition. MacKay said that he salutes the nine-member team from the Royal Military College of Canada that is competing in the 2012 Sandhurst Military Skills Competition, that took place at … Read more
National Defence Minister Peter MacKay (Central Nova, NS) and Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird (Ottawa West-Nepean, ON) participated in a joint meeting of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) foreign and defence ministers on April 18-19, 2012, in Brussels, Belgium. The NATO joint foreign and defence ministers meeting focused on a wide range of issues, including … Read more
On behalf of National Defence Minister Peter MacKay (Central Nova, NS), Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq (Nunavut) announced that the Department of National Defence has awarded a contract valued at $14.7 million for the shipment and disposal of Hazardous Waste Material as part of the Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line Clean-up Project. The contract was awarded … Read more
National Defence Minister Peter MacKay (Central Nova, NS) spoke in Brussels, Belgium at the Royal Higher Institute for Defence – a think tank associated with the Belgian Defence Ministry. MacKay took the opportunity to highlight Canada's longstanding track record of commitment to NATO through the provision of robust expeditionary operations. MacKay also reflected on some … Read more
National Defence Minister Peter MacKay (Central Nova, NS) announced an $8.1 million federal investment in search and rescue prevention and response in Canada. The full release is available online. Call 613-996-6411. National Defence Minister Peter MacKay (Central Nova, NS) announced the appointment of John Gordon Leefe as Honorary Colonel of the West Nova Scotia Regiment … Read more
National Defence Minister Peter MacKay (Central Nova, NS) is pleased to announce Operation Nunalivut 2012, a major sovereignty and security operation that takes place in Canada's High Arctic until May 1, 2012, in and around Resolute Bay, NU. During Operation Nunalivut 2012, which is Inuktitut for "land that is ours," the Canadian Forces will face … Read more
