Canada – Minister Lametti, Parliamentary Secretary Virani and MPs Anandasangaree and Ien to hold media availability

The Honourable David Lametti, P.C., Q.C., Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, accompanied by Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General Arif Virani, and MPs Gary Anandasangaree (Scarborough-Rouge Park) and Marci Ien (Toronto Centre) will make an announcement on funding related to Impact of Race and Culture Assessments.

The Honourable David Lametti, P.C., Q.C., Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, accompanied by Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General Arif Virani, and MPs Gary Anandasangaree (Scarborough-Rouge Park) and Marci Ien (Toronto Centre) will make an announcement on funding related to Impact of Race and Culture Assessments.

Reporters can participate via teleconference by calling 1-866-805-7923 (toll-free) or 613-960-7518 (local), access code 3736998# (followed by #).

Reporters planning to attend the event in person should contact Department of Justice media relations at media@justice.gc.ca. To accommodate social distancing measures, registration is limited.

Press conference
Date: Friday, August 13, 2021

Time: 10:00 A.M. (ET)

Location:

Ministers Regional Office

150 King Street West, Suite 2404

Toronto, Ontario

Media Relations Office

Department of Justice Canada

613-957-4207

media@justice.gc.ca

Canada – Minister Lametti, and MPs Badawey and Bittle to hold media availability

The Honourable David Lametti, P.C., Q.C., Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, accompanied by Members of Parliament Vance Badawey (Niagara Centre) and Chris Bittle (St. Catharines) will make an announcement on the subject of legislative changes to the Criminal Code regarding single event sport betting.

Reporters can participate via teleconference by calling 1-866-805-7923 (toll-free) or 613-960-7518 (local), access code 3736998# (followed by #).

Reporters planning to attend the event in person should contact Department of Justice media relations at media@justice.gc.ca. Media are requested to park in the bus parking lot located off of Portage Road at the back of Fallsview Casino Resort. Media are required to wait at the bus entrance in order to be escorted to the designated media area.

Press conference
Date: Thursday, August 12, 2021

Time: 1:00 P.M. (ET)

Location:

R5 Lounge

Fallsview Casino Resort

Niagara, Ontario

Canada – Minister Lametti to make a funding announcement regarding the revitalization of Indigenous laws

The Honourable David Lametti, P.C., Q.C., Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, and Patrick Weiler, Member of Parliament for West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country will make a funding announcement related to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Call to Action 50. They will be joined by Kukpi7 Wayne Christian, Tribal Chief, Shuswap Nation Tribal Council.

Date: Tuesday, August 3, 2021

Time: 1:15 p.m. (ET)

Journalists who want to participate must register in advance by contacting media@justice.gc.ca with their name and media outlet. The MS Teams link and phone-in option will be provided to those who register.

Canada – Ministers Lametti and Bennett to hold media availability

The Honourable David Lametti, P.C., Q.C., Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, and the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, P.C., Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, will speak to the media regarding the passing in the Senate of Bill C-15, An Act Respecting the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

They will be joined by National Chief Perry Bellegarde of the Assembly of First Nations, President Natan Obed of the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, and Vice-President David Chartrand of the Métis National Council. Chief Dr. Wilton Littlechild will also be present, along with Elders who will open the event.

Press conference
Date: Friday, June 18, 2021

Time: 9:15 a.m. (EDT)

Reporters must access via the telephone line to be able to ask questions:

Toll-free dial-in number (Canada/US): 1-866-805-7923

Local dial-in number: 613-960-7518

Passcode: 8733161#

Canada – Minister Lametti to make a funding announcement regarding the revitalization of Indigenous laws

The Honourable David Lametti, P.C., Q.C., Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, will make a funding announcement related to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Call to Action 50. Minister Lametti will be joined by the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Indigenous Services, as well as a representatives of the Wahkohtowin Law and Governance Lodge.

Date: Monday, May 17, 2021

Time: 11:00 a.m. (ET)

Participant information
Reporters must access via the telephone line to be able to ask questions: 

Toll-free dial-in number (Canada/US): 1-866-206-0153

Local dial-in number: 613-954-9003

Passcode: 7223785#