OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 09/18/10 -- The Honourable Jean-Pierre Blackburn, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Minister of State (Agriculture), with the Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence, will announce new measures the Government of Canada is putting in place to increase the financial support for our Veterans under the New Veterans Charter.
Location: National Defence Headquarters
Major-General George R. Pearkes Building
101 Colonel By Drive
Conference Room D
Date: Sunday, September 19, 2010
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Minister Blackburn and Minister MacKay will be available for interviews following the announcement.
Note to Editors / News Directors:
Media wishing to attend are required to pre-register online at www.forces.gc.ca/site/news-nouvelles/media/contact-eng.asp. Online registration will be open until 12:00 p.m., September 19, 2010.
Entrance will only be through the Nicholas Street security gate. Media are asked to arrive no later than 1:30 p.m. with appropriate media identification.
For media interested in participating via teleconference, please call 1-877-974-0445 from within North America or 1-416-644-3415 from outside North America.
For technical questions, please call the DND Media Liaison Office at 613-996-2353/1-866-377-0811.
Contacts:
Veterans Affairs Canada
Janice Summerby
Media Relations Manager
613-992-7468
Office of the Minister of Veterans Affairs
Sophie Doucet
Director of Communications
613-992-3465
Cell.: 613-608-3252
