/R E P E A T -- Media Advisory - Members of the Task Force on Services to Canadians will provide an update on recent work to improve the delivery of government services, with a focus on reducing wait times for Canadians

OTTAWA, ON, Aug. 28, 2022 /CNW/ - Members of the Task Force on Services to Canadians will provide an update on recent work to improve the delivery of government services, with a focus on reducing wait times for Canadians.

Task force co-chairs, the Honourable Marci Ien, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth, and the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, will be joined by the Honourable Karina Gould, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development; the Honourable Omar Alghabra, Minister of Transport; and the Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship; and the Honourable Marco Mendicino, Minister of Public Safety. Ministers will be available to answer questions from the media following their remarks.

Date:	Monday, August 29, 2022
Time:	9:00 a.m. (EDT)
Location:	Room 200
	Sir John A. Macdonald Building
	144 Wellington Street
	Ottawa, Ontario

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 contact [email protected] to request temporary access.

A teleconference line is also available for media who wish to only listen to the event:

Toll-free (Canada/US) dial-in number: 1-866-206-0153
Local dial-in number: 613-954-9003
Passcode: 2530346#

NOTE: To help ensure optimal simultaneous interpretation sound quality, journalists are encouraged to use a microphone (headphones/headset) or, when possible, a landline, and to avoid using speaker mode if queuing up for questions.

SOURCE Employment and Social Development Canada

Media enquiries: Johise Namwira Press Secretary and Issues Manager, Office of the Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth, the Honourable Marci Ien, 873-353-0985, [email protected]; Renelle Arsenault, Director of Communications, Office of the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, the Honourable Marc Miller, 819-639-2891, [email protected]; Mohammad Hussain, Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, the Honourable Karina Gould, 819-654-5611, [email protected]; Laurel Lennox, Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Transport, the Honourable Omar Alghabra, [email protected], Aidan Strickland, Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, the Honourable Sean Fraser, 613-954-1064, [email protected], Audrey Champoux, Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Public Safety, the Honourable Marco Mendicino, [email protected]