Media Advisory - Ministers Mendicino, Jaczek, Fortier, Blair, LeBlanc, Lametti, Ng and Parliamentary Secretary Yasir Naqvi to hold a press conference regarding the situation in Ottawa

OTTAWA, ON, Feb. 19, 2022 /CNW/ -The Honourable Marco Mendicino, Minister of Public Safety, the Honourable Helena Jaczek, Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), the Honourable Mona Fortier, President of the Treasury Board, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, and Yasir Naqvi, Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Emergency Preparedness, will hold a press conference to provide an update regarding the situation in Ottawa.

They will be joined by the Honourable Bill Blair, President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Emergency Preparedness, the Honourable David Lametti, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, and the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities.  

Following the press conference, the Ministers and the Member of Parliament will take questions from the media.

Date
Saturday, February 19, 2022

Time
11:00 a.m. EST

Participation in the question and answer portion of this event is for accredited members of the Canadian Parliamentary 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 listen to the event:

Dial-in numbers (listen only): 1-866-206-0153 / 613-954-9003
Access Code: 6586452#  

SOURCE Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada

Alexander Cohen, Director of Communications, Office of the Minister of Public Safety, [email protected]; Annie Cullinan, Press Secretary, Office of the President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Emergency Preparedness, [email protected]; Media Relations, Public Safety Canada, 613-991-0657, [email protected]