On behalf of Veterans Affairs Minister Steven Blaney (Levis-Bellechasse, QC), Conservative MP Michael Chong (Wellington-Halton Hills,ON) announced funding of up to $5,000 in support of the 10th annual Candlelight Tributes being held in Georgetown, ON. This annual event is held in May to mark the Victory in Europe (V-E Day) during the Second World War. … Read more
Veterans Affairs Minister Steven Blaney (Levis-Bellechasse, QC) welcomed participants to the opening of the 19th Congress of the International Society for Military Law and the Law of War, an international, non-profit organization dedicated to studying and promoting military law and international humanitarian law. The 19th congress, being held in Quebec City, has drawn 160 participants from … Read more
Veterans Affairs Minister Steven Blaney (Levis-Bellechasse, QC) issued a statement regarding the 69th anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic. The Battle of the Atlantic lasted from September 1939 to May 1945. Brave Royal Canadian Navy, Canadian Merchant Navy and Royal Canadian Air Force members helped the Allies achieve victory in this vital struggle. Blaney … Read more
On behalf of Veterans Affairs Minister Steven Blaney (Levis-Bellechasse, QC), Quebec Conservative Senator Jacques Demers attended the launch of the biography of Brigadier-General Guy Gauvreau, DSO, written by journalist Pierre Vennat. Demers was joined by business people, politicians and senior officers from the Canadian Forces at the Fusiliers Mont-Royal armoury to mark the launch of … Read more
Veterans Affairs Minister Steven Blaney (Levis-Bellechasse, QC) and Conservative MP Laurie Hawn (Edmonton Centre, AB) took part in the launch of the 2012 Vintage Wings of Canada flight season at the Gatineau, QC, airport. The aviation enterprise is dedicated to promoting and preserving the history of Canadian aviation. Blaney said that Vintage Wings of Canada … Read more
Veterans Affairs Minister Steven Blaney (Levis-Bellechasse, QC) participated in a commemorative ceremony at the Canadian War Museum to honour the fallen members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC). Blaney laid a Veterans Affairs Canada wreath of remembrance during the ceremony marking ANZAC Day. Call 613-992-7468.
Veterans Affairs Minister Steven Blaney (Levis-Bellechasse, QC) announced he has selected a painting by corporal Joel Green to hang in his office on Parliament Hill. Blaney invited Green to witness the installation of the artist's powerful ramp ceremony portrait. Entitled Slow March, the painting features four members of the Canadian Armed Forces carrying the casket … Read more
On behalf of Veterans Affairs Minister Steven Blaney (Levis-Bellechasse, QC), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs Eve Adams (Mississauga-Brampton South, ON) joined members of Branch 139 of the Royal Canadian Legion (Streetsville) to help kick off the first Friday summer barbecue of 2012. Adams said in Streetsville, ON, and in communities across Canada, … Read more
On behalf of Veterans Affairs Minister Steven Blaney (Levis-Bellechasse, QC), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs Eve Adams (Mississauga-Brampton South, ON) toured the Veterans Centre at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto. One of the largest facilities of its kind, the Sunnybrook Veterans Centre spans across two wings of the Sunnybrook Health Sciences … Read more
On behalf of Veterans Affairs Minister Steven Blaney (Levis-Bellechasse, QC), Conservative MP Blaine Calkins (Wetaskiwin, AB) presented Ponoka, AB, resident Walter Burchnall with the Minister of Veterans Affairs Commendation. Burchnall is a Second World War Veteran who served with the Royal Canadian Air Force. Burchnall has held almost every executive position in his Royal Canadian … Read more
