Canada is not exempt from the commitment to spend 2% of our GDP on defence. That was the message I heard repeatedly at a recent meeting of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Brussels, Belgium. Meeting with the President of the NATO-PA, the U.S. Vice President, Mike Pence reiterated America’s support for the Alliance, but also […]
Cheryl with airmen from 450 Tactical Helicopter Squadron Ottawa, Ontario – Cheryl Gallant, MP for Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke, joined the Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence at the Ottawa Airport today to welcome the delivery of the first new CH-147F Chinook helicopter. This helicopter, together with the 14 other Chinooks on the way, will be based […]
Ottawa, Ontario – Today in Question Period, Cheryl Gallant, MP for Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke, asked the Government of Canada to clarify recent troubling news stories in the national media. It was reported that approximately 100 soldiers who had served in the ongoing Canadian Forces training mission in Afghanistan were asked by Defence Department officials to return up […]
Prague, Czech Republic -NATO’s Parliamentary Assembly on Monday elected Cheryl Gallant, MP as one of the Assembly’s five vice-presidents. MP Gallant, who is Chair of the Canadian NATO Parliamentary Association was in Prague as Head of Delegation to the 58th Annual Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. “I am pleased to thank my nominators: Mike […]
Prague, Czech Republic – Cheryl Gallant, MP Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke, as Chair, of the Canadian North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Parliamentary Association, is leading the Canadian Delegation to the 58th Annual Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Prague, Czech Republic. In addition to her duties leading the Canadian Delegation, MP Cheryl Gallant has been invited to […]
Tallinn, Estonia – Cheryl Gallant, MP Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke, Chair, of the Canadian North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Parliamentary Association, was pleased recently to lead the Canadian Delegation to the NATO Plenary session in Tallinn, Estonia. “As a forum that brings together European and North American legislators who share membership in a common alliance, the NATO Parliamentary […]
I would like to thank my Parliamentary colleagues for electing me to the position of Chair, of the Canada-North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Parliamentary Association. Their vote of confidence in my ability to represent Canadian interests in an important forum like NATO is truly humbling. The NATO Parliamentary Assembly was established in 1955 to […]
Ottawa, Ontario… Cheryl Gallant, MP Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke, was pleased to confirm with the Minister of National Defence, the need for Canada to remain engaged internationally to bring about peaceful regime change in Libya. CFB Petawawa is in the Riding of Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke. Hansard September 26, 2011. Mrs. Cheryl Gallant (Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke, Conservative): Mr. Speaker, Canada has played an […]
