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.) joined Quentin Bryce, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, at the National War Memorial for a wreath-laying ceremony in honour of Canadian veterans and Canadian Armed Forces personnel. … Read more
Minister of Veterans Affairs and La Francophonie Steven Blaney (Levis-Bellechasse, Que.) applauded The War Amps of Canada for its legacy of support for Canada's veterans. The War Amps recently achieved two significant milestones—its 95th anniversary and 1.5 million sets of keys returned to Canadians. 2013 is the Year of the Korean War Veteran. More information … Read more
Minister of Veterans Affairs and La Francophonie Steven Blaney (Levis-Bellechasse, Que.) gave the keynote address at the Military Families Matter event in Cornwall, Ont. The Vanier Institute of the Family and the Military Family Services Program spearheaded this interactive networking opportunity in an effort to connect community clinicians, researchers, community organizations and the general public, … Read more
Sixteen citizens from Eastern Ontario and one citizen from Laval, Quebec, were honoured for their commitment and dedication to veterans. Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs Eve Adams (Mississauga-Brampton South, Ont.) presented these individuals with the Minister of Veterans Affairs Commendation at a ceremony in Ottawa. More information is available online. Call 613-992-7468.
Twelve Canadian citizens from the province of Quebec and one Canadian citizen residing in North Carolina were honoured for their commitment and dedication to veterans. Minister of Veterans Affairs and La Francophonie Steven Blaney (Levis-Bellechasse, Que.) presented these individuals with the Minister of Veterans Affairs Commendation at a ceremony in Québec City. The full release … Read more
On behalf of Minister of Veterans Affairs and La Francophonie Steven Blaney (Levis-Bellechasse, Que.), Conservative British Columbia Senator Yonah Martin, joined Wayne Johnston, founder of Wounded Warriors Canada, to announce their continued support for homeless veterans. Wounded Warriors Canada is supporting the Vancouver Homeless Veterans Program by providing an emergency fund of $17,000 to provide … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs Eve Adams (Mississauga-Brampton South, Ont.) joined Dr. Daniel Woolf, principal and vice-chancellor of Queen’s University, to announce Queen’s stated commitment to give Canada’s veterans priority in hiring employees. The university’s work builds upon the Veterans Transition Action Plan, launched last fall by Minister of Veterans Affairs Steven Blaney … Read more
Minister of Veterans Affairs and La Francophonie Steven Blaney (Levis-Bellechasse, Que.) presented seven Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medals to outstanding Canadians who have contributed to improving the lives of veterans. More information is available online. Call 613-992-7468.
Minister of Veterans Affairs and La Francophonie Steven Blaney (Levis-Bellechasse, Que.) announced that Veterans Affairs Canada is enhancing its partnership with the Veterans Transition Program to provide the veterans participating in the program with the opportunity to be the first to test the new PTSD Coach Canada mobile application before it is made widely available … Read more
On behalf of Minister of Veterans Affairs and La Francophonie Steven Blaney (Levis-Bellechasse, Que.), Conservative MP Patrick Brown (Barrie, Ont.) presented local Barrie, Ont., resident Madison Ford with the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. Ford joined more than 4,000 young Canadians from across the country in marking the 95th anniversary of the Battle of … Read more
