Notice to Media - Minister of Health to participate in World AIDS Day activities

OTTAWA, Nov. 30, 2018 /CNW/ - The Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, federal Minister of Health will take part in the commemoration of World AIDS Day.

The itinerary of events includes:

Date
Saturday, December 1, 2018

10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. (EST): Minister Petitpas Taylor will deliver brief remarks at the World AIDS Day Flag Raising Ceremony, hosted by the AIDS Committee of Ottawa.

Location
Parliament Hill
North steps of Parliament Hill central walkway, between the Centennial Flame and Peace Tower
Ottawa, Ontario

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (EST): Minister Petitpas Taylor will deliver remarks at the World AIDS Day kick-off event, co-hosted by the Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN), Interagency Coalition on AIDS and Development (ICAD), and the Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada.

Note for Media:
The Minister will be available to media at 12 PM (EST) in the front lobby.

Location
Residence Inn by Marriot Downtown
161 Laurier Ave. West  
Sir Guy Carleton Room, 2^nd Floor 
Ottawa, Ontario

SOURCE Health Canada

Media Inquiries: Thierry Bélair, Office of Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Health, [phone]; Media Relations: Public Health Agency of Canada and Health Canada, [phone], [email protected]