Media Advisory - Itinerary for Thursday, March 7, 2019 Français

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Mar 06, 2019, 20:46 ET

OTTAWA, March 6, 2019 /CNW/ -

Note: All times local

Ottawa, Ontario

7:45 a.m. 

The Prime Minster will deliver remarks, and hold a media availability.




National Press Theatre

150 Wellington Street




Notes for media:




  • Open coverage
  • Journalists who are not members of the Canadian Parliamentary Press Gallery will require accreditation from the gallery in advance. For more information, contact Pierre Cuguen at [email protected].
  • Out-of-town journalists can also dial in to listen to the news conference. Please note these will be set up as listen-only mode lines. International callers must dial the local phone number for proper access.
  • Participant dial-in numbers:
    Local: 613-960-7518
    Toll-free: 1-866-805-7923 
    Pass code: 3480911#


Iqaluit, Nunavut


1:30 p.m.

The Prime Minister will deliver an official apology to Inuit for the federal government's management of tuberculosis in the Arctic from the 1940s to the 1960s, and will make an important announcement.




Frobisher Inn


Astro Hill   



Notes for media:




  • Open coverage
  • Media are asked to arrive to the Baffin Room no later than 12:30 p.m.


3:45 p.m.

The Prime Minister, Minister of Indigenous Services Seamus O'Regan, and Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Carolyn Bennett will hold a media availability.



Baffin Room

Frobisher Inn


Astro Hill




Notes for media:




  • Open coverage
  • Media are asked to arrive no later than 3:00 p.m.


4:45 p.m.

The Prime Minister, Minister of Indigenous Services Seamus O'Regan, and Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Carolyn Bennett will attend a community feast.




Inuksuk High School

1 Ring Road



Note for media:




  • Members of the press are welcome to attend the community feast.

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