Jean-PierreRemembering in COVID-19 timesTraditionally, on April 9, Veterans Affairs Canada staff at the Canadian National Vimy Memorial in France welcomes international…Jun 16, 2020Jun 16, 2020
Jean-PierreUn effort d’équipe : la Semaine des vétérans 2019 aux Opérations européennes« Si un arbre tombe dans une forêt et que personne n’est là pour l’entendre, fait-il un bruit? »Jan 7, 2020Jan 7, 2020
Jean-PierreYeah, but France.How moving overseas, loosing my father and loosing my mind have helped me realize how I need to be a better friend.Dec 18, 2019Dec 18, 2019
Jean-PierreI don’t know what to say: My relation with mental healthTomorrow, I need to stand in front of a group of colleagues from the public service and, as co-chair of the Youth Network, say a few words…Jan 30, 2018Jan 30, 2018
Jean-PierreSoft Diplomacy, Hard ImpactJust recently I stepped down as the co-chair of a national committee and, like anybody else who has been in a leadership role, I asked…Jan 19, 2018Jan 19, 2018
Jean-PierreCanada and the Big PushThe 1916 Allied plan to break enemy lines was known as the “Big Push” it had been conceived to allow for troops to advance and attack on…Mar 16, 2016Mar 16, 2016
Jean-PierreBattle of Hong Kong: Brutal and Not ForgottenA few months ago Veterans Affairs Canada in collaboration with the Hong Kong Veterans Commemorative association (HKVCA), held a series of…Dec 15, 2015Dec 15, 2015
Jean-PierreIn Flanders Fields — 100 years ago…On December 8, 1915, Lcol John McCrae’s poem, “In Flanders Fields” was published for the first time in Punch Magazine. There are variations…Dec 9, 2015Dec 9, 2015
Jean-PierreVeterans’ Week comes and goes by so fast!We spend months at Veterans Affairs Canada planning with various partners, internally and externally, all sorts of events commemorating…Nov 26, 2015Nov 26, 2015