Veterans Affairs Minister and Associate Minister of National Defence Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe, N.B.) met with Veterans Affairs Canada employees in Charlottetown, PEI, and across the country to outline a new investment that will result in more effective and timely service to veterans and their families. The Government of Canada will invest $164.4 million to … Read more
Veterans Affairs Minister and Associate Minister of National Defence Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe, N.B.) issued a statement: “I was delighted to learn of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee decision to inscribe the Funerary and memory sites of the First World War (Western Front) on the World Heritage List. This World Heritage site includes 139 cemeteries … Read more
The Invictus Games Düsseldorf 2023 officially closed in Germany and marks the beginning of Vancouver and Whistler’s journey as hosts for the first-ever Invictus Games to feature winter sports. The Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler 2025 will bring together more than 500 competitors from up to 25 nations to compete in adaptive sports, including the new … Read more
In early 2023, the Indigenous Legacy Project was created to identify and mark the graves of Indigenous soldiers from the Second World War buried in cemeteries across the Netherlands. More than one million Canadians and Newfoundlanders served in the conflict—over 3,000 of them were Indigenous. Veterans Affairs Canada is supporting a delegation to the Netherlands, including family members and representatives … Read more
Veterans Affairs Minister and Associate Minister of National Defence Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe, N.B.) issued a statement: “I was appalled to hear of the vandalism that took place at the Canadian National Vimy Memorial [in France],” she said. “VAC officials are currently working with colleagues at Public Services and Procurement Canada and the Commonwealth War … Read more
Veterans Affairs Minister and Associate Minister of National Defence Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe, N.B.) announced the completion of a five-year project to address needed repairs to veteran grave markers maintained by Veterans Affairs Canada in cemeteries across the country. In Budget 2018, the government invested $24.4 million, over five years, in the Department’s Grave Marker Maintenance … Read more
Veterans Affairs Minister and Associate Minister of National Defence Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe, N.B.) and Liberal MP Randeep Sarai (Surrey Centre, B.C.) announced the funding through VAC’s Veteran and Family Well-being Fund to ensure that veterans and their families have access to adequate mental health resources, services and training programs tailored to their specific needs. The … Read more
Veterans Affairs Minister and Associate Minister of National Defence Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe, N.B.), National Defence Minister Bill Blair (Scarborough-Southwest, Ont.) and Minister of Public Safety Dominic LeBlanc (Beauséjour, N.B.) issued a statement: “On National Peacekeepers’ Day, we reflect on the countless sacrifices that members of our military, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and over 30 … Read more
Veterans Affairs Minister and Associate Minister of National Defence Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe, N.B.) issued a statement: “Seventy years ago today, an armistice was signed to end active fighting in the Korean peninsula. The armistice marked the end of three years of bitter conflict that claimed the lives of 516 Canadians. We will always remember … Read more
Veterans Affairs Minister and Associate Minister of National Defence Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) announced that Team Rubicon Canada and True Patriot Love Foundation will receive $500,000 each from Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) to provide support to Veterans transitioning to life after service. This funding was provided through VAC’s Veteran and Family Well-being Fund. The full release is available … Read more
