National Defence Minister Peter MacKay (Central Nova, NS) delivered the keynote Canadian address at a 9/11 Commemoration Summit in Washington D.C. The Summit was the main commemoration event in the U.S. capitol, where those who tragically lost their lives nearly ten years ago, were remembered. The Town of Gander, Newfoundland, also received an International Community … Read more
Royal Military College Saint-Jean held its traditional Obstacle Course marking the end of the orientation program for new officer cadets. Over 150 officer cadets took part in the Obstacle Course. Commandant of the Royal Military College Saint-Jean Colonel Guy Maillet said the traditional Obstacle Course is the culmination of the orientation program and it marks … Read more
Her Majesty's Canadian Ship Charlottetown and its 240-member crew returned home to Halifax from its deployment to the Mediterranean Sea, where the ship operated with a multinational formation of surface vessels and submarines under NATO command. Along with family and friends, National Defence Minister Peter MacKay (Central Nova, NS), Associate Minister of National Defence Julian … Read more
Lieutenant-General Stuart Beare assumed the duties of Commander of Canadian Expeditionary Force Command from Lieutenant-General Marc Lessard in a ceremony held at the Cartier Square Drill Hall in Ottawa. The change of command ceremony was attended by the National Defence Minister Peter MacKay (Central Nova, NS) and Associate Minister of National Defence Julian Fantino (Vaughan, … Read more
Colonel Al Meinzinger, the last commander of Canada's Air Wing in Afghanistan, and members of his team have returned home to Canada from Afghanistan. On arrival, at the Ottawa International Airport, they were met by friends and family, General Walt Natynczyk, Chief of the Defence Staff, and Lieutenant-General Andre Deschamps, Commander of the Royal Canadian … Read more
National Defence Minister Peter MacKay (Central Nova, NS) issued a statement on the crash of First Air flight 6560. MacKay said he was shocked and saddened to learn of the deaths of 12 people in the crash of First Air flight 6560 and that his sincere condolences go out to the families and friends of … Read more
National Defence Minister Peter MacKay (Central Nova, NS) arrived in Resolute Bay, NU, to visit Canadian Forces personnel participating in Operation NANOOK 11, the annual operation in Canada's North. MacKay said Operation NANOOK is a visible demonstration of the government's resolute commitment to protect Canadian sovereignty in Canada's rugged Arctic region. The operation consists of … Read more
National Defence Minister Peter MacKay (Central Nova, NS) announced that the Government of Canada has restored the use of the historic designations of the three former services: the Royal Canadian Navy, the Canadian Army, and the Royal Canadian Air Force. MacKay said restoring these historic identities is an important way of reconnecting today's men and … Read more
National Defence Minister Peter MacKay (Central Nova, NS) announce the participation of the Canadian Forces in Her Majesty's Canadian Ships Athabaskan and Algonquin in Exercise PANAMAX, a multinational exercise that focuses on the defence of this important region and the Panama Canal. MacKay said the maintenance of essential maritime trade routes is paramount to the … Read more
National Defence Minister Peter MacKay (Central Nova, NS) announced plans to construct two new All Ranks Kitchen and Dining Facilities at Canadian Forces Base Borden. In total, these projects are valued at approximately $77 million and involve the construction of two new facilities that will replace four kitchen facilities. The construction of the two new … Read more
