Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) and National Defence Minister Harjit S. Sajjan (Vancouver South, B.C.) issued the following statement to mark International Women’s Day: “We are focused on increasing the number of women in our military and in all aspects of security and defence, and we will continue to place gender equality and rights, and … Read more
Veterans Affairs Canada launched the second call for applications for the Veteran and Family Well-Being Fund. Organizations are invited to share their innovative ideas and encouraged to submit their applications online as early as possible. The deadline to submit an application for the 2019 year is March 31, 2019. The full release is available online. Call 613-992-7468.
Veterans Affairs Minister and Associate Minister of National Defence Jody Wilson-Raybould (Vancouver-Granville, B.C.) and Liberal MP Anita Vandenbeld (Ottawa West–Nepean, Ont.) toured the Vanier Institute of the Family and announced $58,525 in funding from the Veteran and Family Well-Being Fund. The full release is available online. Call 613-992-7468.
Veterans Affairs Minister and Associate Minister of National Defence Jody Wilson-Raybould (Vancouver-Granville, B.C.) and National Defence Minister Harjit S. Sajjan (Vancouver South, B.C.) issued the following statement: “Black History Month is a time to celebrate the significant contributions of Black Canadians to our country and learn about their heritage, as well as the hardship they have … Read more
Veterans Affairs Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould (Vancouver-Granville, B.C.) and the Representative Plaintiff Ray Toth, and his counsel Gowling WLG and Michel Drapeau Law Office, issued the following statement: “The Government of Canada and plaintiff Ray Toth have reached an agreement to settle the class proceeding Toth v. Her Majesty the Queen, ending a legal action that began … Read more
Veterans Affairs Canada has teamed up with the University of British Columbia’s Centre for Group Counselling and Trauma in an effort to expand their reach and train more clinicians — providing $250,000 over four years for the Veteran Transition Training Centre. Veterans Affairs Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould (Vancouver-Granville, B.C.) stated “The staff at UBC’s Centre for Group Counselling and Trauma … Read more
Veterans Affairs Minister Seamus O’Regan (St. John’s South–Mount Pearl, Nfld.) and National Defence Minister Harjit S. Sajjan (Vancouver South, B.C.) issued the following statement today on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Ortona: “For nine days over the Christmas of 1943, Canadian soldiers bravely fought to liberate the Italian seaside town of Ortona, as … Read more
Veterans Affairs Minister Seamus O’Regan (St. John’s South–Mount Pearl, Nfld.) welcomed the appointment of L. Craig Dalton as the new Ombudsperson for the Department of Veterans Affairs. O’Regan thanked Guy Parent for his service to the veteran community as Ombudsperson since 2010. Dalton will serve as the new Veterans Ombudsperson effective November 11, 2018, for a term of … Read more
Veterans Affairs Minister Seamus O’Regan (St. John’s South–Mount Pearl, Nfld.), National Defence Minister Harjit S. Sajjan (Vancouver South, B.C.) and Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale (Regina-Wascana, Sask.) issued the following statement: “This year, as we mark Remembrance Day, we also mark the 100th anniversary of the First World War Armistice. Each year, on the eleventh hour of the … Read more
Veterans Affairs Minister Seamus O’Regan (St. John’s South–Mount Pearl, Nfld.), National Defence Minister Harjit S. Sajjan (Vancouver South, B.C.), Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett (Toronto-St. Paul’s, Ont.) and Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott (Markham-Stouffville, Ont.) issued the following statement: “On Aboriginal Veterans Day, we honour and remember the First Nations, Inuit and Métis people—past and present—who have served … Read more
