Defence & Readiness
Welcome to Defence & Readiness. Your base for all matters related to the Canadian Forces & the Department of National Defence. Learn more about Canada & NATO or the Standing Committee on National Defence as we undertake important studies into Canadian defence policy. As always, my priority is ensuring the women & men of CFB Petawawa have the resources they need to stand at the readiness we need to respond to the threats and emergencies we face, go in-depth with SITREP.
Defence & Readiness Menu
Defence & Readiness News
Remembering the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion
MP Cheryl Gallant at the Pegasus Bridge, named after the insignia of the British 6th Airborne Division, to honour the paratroopers who began the liberation of Europe by capturing the bridge in the early hours of D-Day, June 6th, 1944. Petawawa, Ontario – Cheryl Gallant, MP for Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke and CFB Petawawa, today remembers the contributions ...
Read More
Cheryl Gallant pays Tribute to Airborne Training Victims
Ottawa, Ontario – Cheryl Gallant, MP for Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke, paid tribute to the seven paratroopers from CFB Petawawa who died in a training accident 45 years ago. In a statement in the House of Commons before Question Period, Mrs. Gallant continued the tradition of the families, friends and comrades of the fallen paratroopers by reading their ...
Read More
Cheryl Gallant Brings Federal Funding to the Arnprior & District Museum
Arnprior, Ontario – Cheryl Gallant, MP, Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke, was pleased to announce that the Arnprior and District Museum will benefit from the 2013 Federal Enabling Accessibility Funding program. “I am very proud to see the positive results of programs by our Conservative government has had on the Arnprior and District Museum,” stated MP Cheryl Gallant. “I encourage all ...
Read More
Cheryl Gallant Confirms Canadian Forces Members in Afghanistan Keep Danger Pay
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 ...
Read More
All-Party Support for Private Members’ Bill
On March 6th I am pleased to report that all political parties in the House of Commons, by unanimous vote, supported my Private Members legislation, Bill C-462, An Act restricting the fees charged by promoters of the disability tax credit. This legislation has now been referred to the Finance Committee for careful study. In practice, ...
Read More
Mental Health Services a Top Priority at CFB Petawawa
Photo: (left) Cheryl Gallant, MP with Members of the Standing Committee on National Defence, standing in front of a RCAF CC-130J Hercules Transport. Canadian Forces Base Petawawa, Ontario – Cheryl Gallant, MP Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke, is pleased to confirm that mental health services at CFB Petawawa are a top priority for the federal government. “With the additional ...
Read More
Cheryl Gallant Welcomes Innovative Approaches to Mental Healthcare
Ottawa, Ontario – Cheryl Gallant, MP Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke, was pleased recently to welcome Renfrew County resident Alison Vandergragt to appear before the Standing Committee on National Defence regarding equine therapy in the care of injured members of the Canadian Forces. “As a Member of the Standing Committee on National Defence, it was my pleasure recently to ...
Read More
NATO Parliamentary Assembly Elects Cheryl Gallant as Vice President
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 ...
Read More
Cheryl Gallant Leads Canadian NATO Delegation to Czech Republic
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 ...
Read More
MP Cheryl Gallant Confirms improvements at Canadian Forces Base Petawawa
PETAWAWA, ONTARIO- Cheryl Gallant MP, Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke, was joined by the Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence, at Canadian Forces Base Petawawa to announce a total investment of $49 million toward several infrastructure projects at the base. Of particular interest to the upper Ottawa valley was the announcement of over $4 million for a total ...
Read More