Media Advisory - Ministers Sajjan, Blair, Beech, Rodriguez and Parliamentary Secretary Dabrusin to Provide an Update on Wildfires in the Northwest Territories

OTTAWA, ON, Aug. 17, 2023 /CNW/ - Members of the media are invited to join the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, President of the King's Privy Council for Canada, Minister of Emergency Preparedness and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, the Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, the Honourable Terry Beech, Minister of Citizens' Services, the Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Transport, and Julie Dabrusin, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources and to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, as they provide an update on the wildfires in the Northwest Territories.

Following brief remarks, Ministers Sajjan, Blair, Beech, and Rodriguez and Parliamentary Secretary Dabrusin will take questions from the media.

Date: Friday, August 18, 2023

Time: 9:00 a.m. (PDT); 12:00 p.m. (EDT)

Location: Virtual event via Zoom.
(simultaneous translation and audio feed will be available)

Participation in the question and answer portion of this event is for accredited members of the Press Gallery only.

Media who are not members of the Press Gallery may also contact [email protected] to request temporary access.

SOURCE Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada