Media Advisory - Government of Canada to announce Pension for Life for Veterans
OTTAWA, Dec. 19, 2017 /CNW/ - The Honourable Seamus O'Regan, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence and Sherry Romanado, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, will announce details about the Government of Canada's commitment to provide a pension for life for Veterans.
Media are invited to attend a technical briefing and the official announcement.
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Technical Media Briefing | |
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National Defence Headquarters (NDHQ) ? Multimedia Centre |
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101 Colonel By Drive | |
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Ottawa, ON | |
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Date: |
Wednesday, December 20, 2017 |
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Time: |
9:45 a.m. ? Arrive at NDHQ |
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9:50 a.m. ? Registration |
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10 a.m. ? Technical brief with subject-matter experts | |
Subject-matter experts will include:
- Faith McIntyre, DG, Policy and Research, Veterans Affairs Canada
- Paul Thomson, DG, Service Delivery Transformation, Veterans Affairs Canada
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Official Announcement | |
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Location: |
National Defence Headquarters (NDHQ) ? Multimedia Centre |
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Date: |
Wednesday, December 20, 2017 |
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Time: |
11 a.m. |
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(EST) |
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Spokespersons will include:
- The Honourable Seamus O'Regan, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence
- Sherry Romanado, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs
- General (Retired) Walter Natynczk, Deputy Minister, Veterans Affairs Canada
Important information:
- Media representatives are asked to register by 4:00 p.m. EST on December 19, 2017. Please contact the Media Relations Office by e-mail at [email protected].
- For those unable to attend, you may:
- Request dial-in information for the technical briefing and announcement by contacting the Media Relations Office; or
- Watch the announcement on Facebook Live.
SOURCE Veterans Affairs Canada
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