GATINEAU, QC, Aug. 20, 2018 /CNW/ - The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, will make an announcement about poverty in Canada.
Senior officials from Employment and Social Development Canada will hold a technical briefing by teleconference before the announcement.
A photo opportunity and media availability will follow the announcement.
The announcement will be streamed live on Periscope at: https://twitter.com/SocDevSoc
Please note that all details are subject to change. All times are local.
| DATE: |
Tuesday, August 21, 2018 |
| TIME: |
Technical briefing teleconference: |
| 9:00 a.m. PDT (12:00 p.m. EDT) |
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| Facility tour: |
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| 10:00 a.m. PDT |
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| News conference: |
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| 10:25 a.m. PDT |
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| PLACE: |
Technical briefing: |
| Teleconference only |
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| Facility tour and news conference: |
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| Craftworks |
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| 340-1275 Venables Street |
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| Vancouver, British Colombia |
To participate in the bilingual teleconference:
Media are encouraged to call in to participate in the technical briefing that will precede the announcement.
Participant dial-in: 1-866-805-7923
Participant pass code: 3229366#
To obtain documents that will be provided during the briefing, media must confirm their attendance in advance by emailing [email protected].
Documents will be available for viewing at 8:30 a.m. PDT (11:30 a.m. EDT).
Audio recordings are not permitted during the technical briefing.
SOURCE Employment and Social Development Canada
(media only): Media Relations Office, Employment and Social Development Canada, 819-994-5559, [email protected]
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