OTTAWA – The Honourable Bardish Chagger, Minister of Diversity and Inclusion and Youth, and Adam van Koeverden, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Diversity and Inclusion and Youth and to the Minister of Canadian Heritage (Sport), will take part in a virtual event to announce the release of Canada’s first-ever State of Youth Report on Wednesday. They will be joined by youth who contributed to the development of this one-of-a kind report and will discuss their findings and experience working on the report.

Following the announcement, Minister Chagger will take questions from reporters via teleconference.

Please note that all details are subject to change. All times are local.

FOR VIRTUAL EVENT:

Live streaming of the announcement will be available on the Leaders Today Facebook page.

FOR MEDIA AVAILABILITY:

Media representatives wishing to participate in the teleconference should dial 1-877-413-4815 (toll-free in Canada and the United States) or 613-960-7526. The access code is 5893889#.

EVENT: Virtual announcement / media availability

DATE: Wednesday, August 11, 2021

TIME: 11:30 a.m. virtual announcement / 12:00 p.m. media availability

LOCATION: Virtual