OTTAWA, ON, Jan. 20, 2021 /CNW/ - Members of the media are invited to join the Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, Joël Lightbound, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, for a press conference regarding the results of the National Joint Board of Investigation into the circumstances around the tragic murder of Marylène Levesque in Quebec in January 2020. They will be joined by Anne Kelly, Commissioner of the Correctional Service of Canada, Jennifer Oades, Chairperson of the Parole Board of Canada, and Sylvie Blanchet, Executive Vice-Chairperson of the Parole Board of Canada.
Following their remarks, officials will take questions from the media.
* Due to restrictions imposed by the COVID pandemic, media are invited to attend by teleconference.
Virtual Press Conference
Date : January 21, 2021
Time: 10:00 a.m. EST
* Via teleconference
Participant dial-in numbers: 613-960-7518 / 1-866-805-7923
Access Code: 9949396#
Media who wish to participate by phone can dial-in using the numbers above. Media are encouraged to dial-in 15 minutes before the start of the press conference. Teleconference participants will be able to ask questions.
Journalists who wish to obtain embargoed copies of related materials approximately one hour prior to the press conference, can register by sending an e-mail to: [email protected].
Journalists who are not members of the National Press Gallery will require accreditation from the gallery in advance. For more information, contact Pierre Cuguen at [email protected].
SOURCE Correctional Services of Canada
Media Relations, Correctional Service Canada, 613-992-7711, [email protected]
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