Brussels – Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, concluded a productive visit to Brussels, Belgium, where he participated in the 23rd Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) meeting and a meeting of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Defence Ministers, including a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council in Defence Ministers format. During the UDCG meeting on June 13 hosted by United States …
Brussels – Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, participated in the 23rd Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) meeting in Brussels, Belgium, hosted by United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III. The meeting brought together representatives from more than 50 countries. Minister Blair and his counterparts reaffirmed their unwavering support for Ukraine and received a battlefield update from Ukraine’s Defence Minister and general staff. At today’s …
Ottawa – Minister of National Defence Bill Blair spoke at CANSEC 2024. He said: Good morning, everyone. First of all, thank you very much, Chris, for that very kind introduction. This is my first opportunity to come to CANSEC. It’s a very, very well-done and impressive gathering of industry, public servants, partners and friends. As Canada’s Minister of National Defence, …
Ottawa – Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, will be in Singapore from May 31 to June 2, to strengthen Canada’s defence relationships with allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region. Minister Blair is joined by the Chief of the Defence Staff, General Wayne Eyre, and senior National Defence officials. While in Singapore, Minister Blair will attend the Shangri-La Dialogue …
Ottawa – Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, welcomed Germany’s Minister of Defence, Boris Pistorius, to Ottawa. The Ministers held a productive bilateral meeting, during which they discussed Canada’s recently-released defence policy update, Our North, Strong and Free and Canada-Germany defence relations. The Ministers also discussed our mutual efforts to support Ukraine and our work to strengthen NATO’s defence and deterrence posture, including in …
Ottawa – Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs of Canada and Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, issued the following statement: “Canada stands in solidarity with Germany, Czechia and other allies as they condemn the malicious cyber campaign against the Social Democratic Party of Germany. On May 3, Germany …
Ottawa – The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) formally commissioned His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Max Bernays into service at a ceremony held at Burrard Drydock Pier in North Vancouver. A ship’s commissioning ceremony is both a long-standing naval tradition, and a special event for the ship’s company and Canadian Fleet Pacific. HMCS Max Bernays, the RCN’s third Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessel, has the honour …
Iqaluit – Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence; Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Dan Vandal, Minister of Northern Affairs, met with P.J. Akeeagok, Premier of Nunavut; Ranj Pillai, Premier of Yukon; and R.J. Simpson, Premier of the Northwest Territories. Ministe Blair hosted today’s meeting in Iqaluit to brief the Premiers with an update on Arctic and northern security in advance …
Yellowknife – The federal government recently delivered Budget 2024: Fairness for Every Generation. It is a plan to build a Canada that works better for everyone, where younger generations can get ahead, where their hard work pays off, and where they can buy a home—where everyone has a fair chance at a good middle class life. Dan Vandal, Minister of Northern …
Behchokǫ̀ – The 2023 wildfire season was the worst on record and resulted in the evacuation of more than 95 Indigenous communities. The Northwest Territories were particularly hard hit, and up to 350 Canadian Armed Forces members were deployed to the territory in response to the wildfire situation last year when the territory requested federal assistance. As part of these …
