{"id":2424,"date":"2018-08-10T09:00:52","date_gmt":"2018-08-10T12:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tridentnewspaper.com\/?p=2424"},"modified":"2018-08-10T11:59:45","modified_gmt":"2018-08-10T14:59:45","slug":"defence-minister-visits-halifax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tridentnewspaper.com\/fr\/defence-minister-visits-halifax\/","title":{"rendered":"Defence Minister visits Halifax"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2425\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2425\" style=\"width: 5159px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2425\" src=\"https:\/\/tridentnewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/MND-in-Halifax.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"5159\" height=\"3444\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2425\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minister of National Defence Harjit Sajjan visited Halifax on July 18, where he met with deploying CAF members and families at HMCS <em>Scotian<\/em> and attended the departure ceremony for HMCS Ville de Qu\u00e9bec.<br \/>Photo: MONA GHIZ, MARLANT PA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"p1\">Defence Minister highlights importance of Op REASSURANCE<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">Par Ryan Melanson,<br \/>\nL\u2019\u00e9quipe du Trident<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The deployment of HMCS <i>en <\/i>to Op REASSURANCE marks nearly four years of Royal Canadian Navy support to the NATO mission, which began in 2014 in response to Russia\u2019s aggressive actions in Crimea and Eastern Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">While in Halifax to see off <i>en <\/i>and celebrate the first operational deployment of the CH-148 Cyclone, Minister of National Defence Harjit Sajjan spoke about the importance of the mission and the extension of the CAF role beyond the original four-year mandate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Op REASSURANCE involves land, sea and air activities in and around NATO member countries in Central and Eastern Europe, and is meant to assure our allies that they will be defended against further aggressive actions in the region by Russia or any other nation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Four years in, these assurance and deterrence measures are still needed, Sajjan said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cWe\u2019re not here to take aggressive actions of our own or to create conflict, we\u2019re reacting to aggressive actions and trying to prevent future conflict. At the end of the day, we\u2019ll do what we feel is necessary in order to give confidence to our allies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">And considering the dynamic threats faced by NATO today, the addition of the technologically-advanced Cyclone to the Maritime Task Group, integrating with a newly-modernized Halifax-class frigate, makes the Canadian contribution even more significant.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThis is brand-new technology that\u2019s going to add to the already-tremendous capability of our ships and the work they\u2019re doing,\u201d the Minister added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cAs a collective, working with our allies, it send a very strong message of deterrence. It says nations are coming together and bringing their best technology and best capability to deter nations who are starting to go against the international rules-based order.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In addition to support to the Op REASSURANCE Maritime Task Force and Enhanced Forward Presence Battlegroup Latvia, Sajjan also highlighted other contributions to NATO, including the recent announcement that Canada will deploy 250 troops this fall to lead a new NATO training mission as part of Operation IMPACT in Iraq.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Minister also met with a number of <i>en <\/i>sailors and their families prior to the ship\u2019s departure on July 18, which provided an opportunity to highlight the federal government\u2019s newly-announced Seamless Canada initiative. Through meetings with provincial and territorial governments across the country, the program is aiming to improve and simplify the process of moving across provincial lines for posted CAF members and their families. In New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, for example, governments have recently made moves to help military families get access to health care and family doctors in a timely manner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Alongside new funding for Military Family Services announced in Canada\u2019s latest Defence Policy, as well as tax-free pay for deployed members, Seamless Canada is part of a new focus on the health and wellbeing of CAF personnel and their families, Sajjan said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThe number one asset is our people and the families who support them, so we\u2019re doing a lot of things behind the scenes that I feel very proud of on this issue, and we\u2019re going to continue doing that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Defence Minister highlights importance of Op REASSURANCE By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff The deployment of HMCS Ville de Qu\u00e9bec to Op REASSURANCE marks nearly four years of Royal Canadian Navy support to the NATO mission, which began in 2014 in response to Russia\u2019s aggressive actions in Crimea and Eastern Ukraine. 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