Media advisory - 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

FARNBOROUGH, England, July 17, 2026 /CNW/ -- 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.

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Contacts: Press Office, High Commission of Canada in the United Kingdom, [email protected], [phone]; 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 Canada, [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 Canada, [email protected], 613-993-0055; Muntaha Ahmed, Office of the Minister of National Defence, [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 Agency, [email protected]