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Ministers Joly, MacKinnon and McGuinty and Secretary of State Fuhr to deliver remarks and hold media availability at official opening of Canada Pavilion at the Farnborough[...]

Ministers Joly, MacKinnon and McGuinty and Secretary of State Fuhr to deliver remarks and hold media availability at official opening of Canada Pavilion at the Farnborough International Airshow

From: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

Media advisory

The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions; the Honourable Steven MacKinnon, Minister of Transport and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons; the Honourable David J. McGuinty, Minister of National Defence; and the Honourable Stephen Fuhr, Secretary of State (Defence Procurement), will deliver remarks at the official opening of the Canada Pavilion at the Farnborough International Airshow in the United Kingdom. Doug Guzman, Chief Executive Officer of the Defence Investment Agency, will also be in attendance for media inquiries.

July 17, 2026 - Farnborough, United Kingdom

The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions; the Honourable Steven MacKinnon, Minister of Transport and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons; the Honourable David J. McGuinty, Minister of National Defence; and the Honourable Stephen Fuhr, Secretary of State (Defence Procurement), will deliver remarks at the official opening of the Canada Pavilion at the Farnborough International Airshow in the United Kingdom. Doug Guzman, Chief Executive Officer of the Defence Investment Agency, will also be in attendance for media inquiries.

Opening of the Canada Pavilion

Date: Monday, July 20, 2026

Time: 10:00 am (local time), followed by a joint media availability at 10:30 am (local time)

Location: Canada Pavilion, Hall 4, Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference Centre

Members of the media are asked to contact the High Commission of Canada in the United Kingdom at [email protected] to confirm their attendance.

Contacts

Press Office
High Commission of Canada in the United Kingdom
[email protected]
+44(0)207 004 6114

Gabrielle Landry
Deputy Director, Media Relations
Office of the Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
[email protected]

Media Relations Innovation, Science and Economic Development [email protected]

Marie-Justine Torres
Press Secretary and Senior Communications Advisor
Office of the Minister of Transport and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
[email protected]
613-327-5918

Media Relations

Transport [email protected] 613-993-0055

Muntaha Ahmed Office of the Minister of National [email protected]

Media Relations
Department of National Defence
[email protected]
613-904-3333

Sofiya Sapeha
Press Secretary
Office of the Honourable Stephen Fuhr
[email protected]

Media Relations Defence Investment [email protected]

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