(Disponible en français : Sécurité dans la péninsule coréenne : 70 ans après le début de la guerre de Corée) In June 1950, North Korean forces invaded South Korea, beginning the Korean War. On the 70th anniversary of the start of that conflict, the Korean Peninsula remains one of the world’s most volatile regions. This…
(Disponible en français : Les femmes vétérans : une réalité différente de celle de leurs frères d’armes) Statistics As of February 2019, 15.7% of Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members were women. The CAF’s objective is that, by 2026, one in four of its members will be women. To succeed, it is focusing on two key…
(Disponible en français : Le Parlement se souvient) On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, Canadians will pause for a moment of silence to honour the more than 118,000 men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation. Formerly known as “Armistice Day”, Remembrance Day commemorates the…
(Disponible en français : Les vétérans canadiens : portrait de la situation) The programs and services the federal government offers to Canadian veterans have generated a lot of interest in recent years. How well do we know this important segment of the population and their needs? This HillNote provides a snapshot of Canadian veterans. It…
Karen Norman and Mayra Perez-Leclerc Legal and Social Affairs Division On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, Canadians will pause for a moment of silence to honour the more than 118,000 men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation. Formerly known as “Armistice Day”, Remembrance Day…