Languages Canada is pleased to announce the Hon. Lena Metlege Diab, KC, Member of Parliament for Halifax West, as special speaker for the Languages Canada 16th Annual Conference Closing Reception on Friday, February 24, 2023, 6:30 p.m., at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 in Halifax.
Prior to representing Halifax West in Parliament, Lena Diab served as Nova Scotia’s Minister of Immigration, Minister of Acadian Affairs and Francophonie, and Minister of Labour and Advanced Education.
Having attended last year’s Languages Canada Conference in Ottawa, the longtime supporter of Canada’s English and French language education sector jumped at the chance to attend this year’s event in her hometown of Halifax, one of Canada’s top destinations for language education, saying: