/R E P E A T -- Media Advisory - Minister Duncan to announce new measures to increase equity, diversity and inclusion in research/

OSHAWA, ON, Feb. 8, 2019 /CNW/ - Canada's greatest potential can only be realized when all people are welcomed into the lab, the classroom and the field. The Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science and Sport, will announce new measures to increase equity, diversity and inclusion in Oshawa, Ontario. The Minister will also take this opportunity to celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Minister Duncan will be joined by the Honourable Maryam Monsef, Minister for Women and Gender Equality, and Celina Caesar-Chavannes, Member of Parliament for Whitby.

Date:	Monday, February 11, 2019
Time:	9:30 a.m. ET (Tour)
	10:00 a.m. ET (Announcement)
Location:	University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT)
	ACE Facility
	2000 Simcoe Street North
	Oshawa, Ontario

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Daniele Medlej, Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Science and Sport, 343-291-4204, [email protected]; Media Relations, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, 343-291-1777, [email protected]; Valérie Levert-Gagnon, Media and Public Affairs Officer, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, 613-996-2341, [email protected]