WINNIPEG, MB, Nov. 28, 2025 – Media representatives are invited to a press conference with Anthony Housefather, Parliamentary Secretary to the Honourable Eleanor Olszewski, Minister of Emergency Management and Community Resilience and Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada. The conference will focus on investments in leased aircraft to strengthen aerial firefighting capabilities across provinces and territories, protecting Canadians from increasingly intense wildfires.

Parliamentary Secretary Housefather will be accompanied by Minister Ian Bushie, Manitoba Minister of Natural Resources and Indigenous Futures.

Following their prepared statements, Parliamentary Secretary Housefather and Minister Bushie will be available to answer questions from the press.

Event:
Media availability (In person)

Date:
Monday, December 1, 2025

Time:
11:00 a.m. (CST)

Location:
Air Canada Hangars Winnipeg
2450 Saskatchewan Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Accredited media are requested to arrive 20 minutes prior to the start of the event to register and show photo identification and credentials. Photo ID must be displayed at all times.

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