International Development and La Francophonie Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) will attend the World Humanitarian Summit on May 23-24, 2016. During her engagements, Bibeau will focus on issues such as women’s empowerment, child protection and the importance of international actors working more effectively with local partners for better impact. She will also participate in events related … Read more
Foreign Affairs Minister Stéphane Dion (Saint-Laurent, Que.) will participate in the High Level Partnership Forum on Somalia, as well as other meetings, Feb. 23-24. Dion will meet with international partners, including counterparts from Africa and the Middle East. Dion will also participate in a round table with Syrian opposition representatives and will reiterate Canada’s strong support … Read more
Finance Minister Joe Oliver (Eglington-Lawrence, Ont.) will attend the G-20 Finance Ministers and the Central Bank Governors Meeting in Istabul, Turkey from Feb 9-10. Oliver will will hold bilateral meetings with his G-20 counterparts, and also take part in the G-20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors working dinner. This event will take place at the Istanbul Congress … Read more
The Canadian Delegation to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe attends the Parliamentary Assembly in Istanbul, Turkey. More information is available online.
The primary themes of the Global Conference on Global Warming are global warming and climate change, not only in engineering and science but also in all other disciplines (e.g. ecology, education, social sciences, economics, management, political sciences, and information technology). The event will take place at the Istanbul Technical University. More information is available online.
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird (Ottawa West-Nepean, ON) will participate in a meeting of the Contact Group on Libya. Call 613-995-1874.
International Trade Minister Peter Van Loan (York—Simcoe, ON) announced that he will lead a delegation of Canadian business people to Turkey. Call 613-992-9304.
