International Trade Minister Peter Van Loan announced $270,000 in funding for a project in support of a Canadian investment initiative in Mongolia. The full release is available online. Call 613-992-9304.
Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon issued a statement expressing Canada’s concern over reports that the Iranian authorities have sentenced Canadian-Iranian blogger Hossein Derakhshan to 19 years in prison. The full release is available online. Call 613-995-1851.
Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon conveyed Canada’s condolences to the people of China after typhoon Fanapi in Southern China took the lives of more than 50 people, left more than 40 missing, and resulted in the temporary evacuation of some 98,000 people. The full release is available online. Call 613-995-1851. Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon offered Canada’s … Read more
International Trade Minister Peter Van Loan emphasized the Harper government’s commitment to opening new markets through an aggressive free trade agenda. Minister Van Loan delivered his remarks at the launch of the 2010 edition of the Economic Freedom of the World Index in Ottawa, after he tabled legislation to implement the Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement in the … Read more
Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon announced the following diplomatic appointments: Stewart Beck becomes High Commissioner to the Republic of India, with concurrent accreditation as Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bhutan; Trudy Kernighan becomes High Commissioner to the Republic of Ghana. The full release is available online. Call 613-995-1851. Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon released the Government of Canada’s ninth … Read more
Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon announced the diplomatic appointment of Scot Slessor, who becomes Consul General in Chandigarh (Republic of India). Call 613-995-1874.
Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon issued a statement on the 2010 elections to the Wolesi Jirga, the lower house of the National Assembly in Afghanistan. The full release is available online. Call 613-995-1851. Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon has concluded his trip to Norway, Russia and Finland. The full release is available online. Call 613-995-1851. … Read more
Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon issued a statement after meetings with Sergei Lavrov, Russia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, and with Artur Chilingarov, Russia’s Presidential Representative for International Cooperation in the Arctic and Antarctic. The full release is available online. Call 613-995-1851. Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon issued a statement in response to the official dissolution … Read more
Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon expressed Canada’s concern regarding the pattern of escalating violence in Darfur, particularly in camps for internally displaced persons, where over 100 civilians have been killed in recent weeks. The full release is available online. Call 613-995-1851. Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon issued a statement on the upcoming 2010 Afghan parliamentary … Read more
International Trade Minister Peter Van Loan spoke to members of the Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce and Brampton’s Indian business community about the Harper government’s commitment to growing Canada’s trade relationship with India. Call 613-992-9304. International Trade Minister Peter Van Loan promoted the benefits of free trade between Canada and the European Union to Polish business and community leaders … Read more
