Notice to media - Ministers of Health and Indigenous Services to participate in World AIDS Day activities and the launch of Aboriginal AIDS Awareness Week

OTTAWA, Nov. 29, 2017 /CNW/ - 

Thursday November 30, 2017

The Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Health and the Honourable Jane Philpott, Minister of Indigenous Affairs, will take part in the commemoration of World AIDS Day and the launch of Aboriginal AIDS Awareness Week.

The itinerary of events includes:

Ottawa, Ontario

7:30 – 8 :30 a.m. (EST): Minister Petitpas Taylor and Minister Philpott will attend the World AIDS Day Aboriginal AIDS Awareness Week Parliamentary Breakfast.  Minister Petitpas Taylor and Minister Philpott will deliver brief remarks.

Location
131 Queen Street, Room 7-52
Ottawa, Ontario

12:00 – 12:25 p.m. (EST): Minister Petitpas Taylor will attend a viewing of the Canadian AIDS Memorial Quilt - hosted by the Canadian AIDS Society.

Note to Media:

• Cameras only; space is limited.

Location
Parliament Hill
Commonwealth Room (Room 238-S)
Ottawa, Ontario

SOURCE Health Canada

Media Inquiries: Thierry Bélair, Office of the Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Health, [phone]; Andrew MacKendrick, Office of the Honourable Jane Philpott, Minister of Indigenous Services, [phone]; Media Relations: Public Health Agency of Canada and Health Canada, [phone], Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada, [phone]