Minister of State of Foreign Affairs (Americans and Consular Affairs) Diane Ablonczy (Calgary-Nose Hill, AB) made a statement on the signing of the Cartagena Agreement that allows Honduras to rejoin the Organization of American States. Ablonczy said that Canada welcomes the signing of the agreement and commends the governments of Colombia and Venezuela for the … Read more
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada announced that it concluded a second round of free trade agreements with the Ukraine. International Trade Minister Ed Fast (Abbotsford, BC) said that a free trade agreement with Ukraine will further expand trade opportunities, encourage economic growth and help create jobs. The full release is available online. Call 613-996-2000. … Read more
The Government of Canada has taken steps to expel (declare persona non grata) five diplomats working at the Libyan Embassy in Ottawa. The activities carried out in Canada by the five Libyan diplomats are considered inappropriate and inconsistent with normal diplomatic functions. The department said Canada has not severed diplomatic relations with Libya, but it … Read more
The Government of Canada said it condemns Belarus’s sentencing of five opposition activists, in particular former presidential candidate Andrei Sannikov, who is to serve five years in a high-security penal colony on the charge of organizing mass disorder after the country’s flawed December 19, 2010, presidential election. The department said Canadians remain deeply concerned that … Read more
International Trade Minister Peter Van Loan (York-Simcoe, ON) announced that the Government of Canada is resuming public consultations on the Canada-United States shared vision for perimeter security and economic competitiveness. Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada said that the consultation period has been extended to June 3, 2011. The full release is available online. Call … Read more
Health Minister Leonna Aglukkaq (Nunavut) made a statement marking the closing of the seventh Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting in Nuuk, Greenland, where a multilateral search and rescue agreement was signed. Aglukkaq said that Canada also welcomed the increase in commitment to cooperation in oil and gas because it will boost wealth and job creation in … Read more
Public Safety Minister Vic Toews (Provencher, MB) issued a statement after leading the Canadian delegation at the G8 Ministerial Meeting on Transatlantic Cocaine Trafficking in Paris, France, on May 10, 2011. Toews said Canada welcomes France’s initiative to continue working together to address the destructive nature of transatlantic cocaine trafficking, an issue that Canada first … Read more
The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade condemned the explosion that occurred in Marrakech, Morocco on April 28, 2011. The full release is available online. Call 613-995-1874.
The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade said that the Government of Canada is deeply concerned by reports of the use of violence by security forces against peaceful demonstrators in Syria, resulting in many deaths. Canada calls on the Government of Syria to exercise restraint and to respect the rights of the Syrian people … Read more
On behalf of Transport Minister Chuck Strahl (Chilliwack-Fraser Canyon, BC), Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon (Pontiac, QC) announced that Bill C-442, an Act to Establish a National Holocaust Monument received Royal Assent. Cannon said that the monument will promote a better understanding of the historical events of the Holocaust and how they affected Canadian history. … Read more
