Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird (Ottawa West-Nepean, Ont.) welcomed his U.S. counterpart, Secretary of State John Kerry, to Ottawa to commemorate the two Canadian soldiers killed in the attacks last week and to discuss further cooperation on a number of international issues. Baird and Kerry visited the National War Memorial, where Corporal Nathan Cirillo was murdered while … Read more
International Trade Minister Ed Fast (Abbotsford, B.C.) welcomed the recent announcement of a Peruvian navy contract to acquire and upgrade five multi-mission Seasprite helicopters. General Dynamics Canada, at its facility in Ottawa, Ontario, will upgrade the helicopters with an integrated mission system to enhance the navy’s operational capability for surveillance and search and rescue operations. The … Read more
International Cooperation Minister and Minister for La Francophonie Christian Paradis (Megantic-L’Erable, Que.) issued a statement on World Development Information Day. The full statement is available online. International Cooperation Minister and Minister for La Francophonie Christian Paradis (Megantic-L’Erable, Que.) to mark World Polio Day. The full statement is available online.
Andrew Bennett, Canada’s Ambassador for Religious Freedom, issued the following statement: “Canada condemns the targeted killings of Iraqi Shiite Muslim worshippers in Baghdad today and of Shiite Muslims as they attended a funeral in western Baghdad on Sunday. These barbaric attacks, which claimed the lives of several dozen innocent civilians and wounded many more, are … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and for International Human Rights Deepak Obhrai (Calgary East, Alta.) issued the following statement: “Canada is appalled by a deliberate attack that has resulted in the deaths of three peacekeepers from Ethiopia, who were serving in the United Nations-African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID). This brings the total number of … Read more
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird (Ottawa West-Nepean, Ont.) concluded his bilateral visit to Ireland. In his meeting with Charles Flanagan, Ireland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Baird discussed a range of bilateral and international issues and highlighted Canada and Ireland’s shared values, including freedom, democracy, human rights and the rule of law. The full release … Read more
International Cooperation Minister and Minister for La Francophonie Christian Paradis (Megantic-L’Erable, Que.) issued statement to mark the International Day of Rural Women. “On this International Day of Rural Women, Canada reiterates its commitment to improving the lives and well-being of rural women around the world. Rural women play a key role in agricultural development, food security, … Read more
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird (Ottawa West-Nepean, Ont.) released a statement in response to the latest reports about sexual violence committed by the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL): New evidence emerges every day of ISIL’s barbaric actions against women and children, including a new report that estimates that as many as 7,000 … Read more
To mark the International Day of the Girl Child (October 11), on behalf of International Cooperation Minister and Minister for La Francophonie Christian Paradis (Megantic-L’Erable, Que.), Health Minister Rona Ambrose (Edmonton-Spruce Grove, Alta.) announced Canada’s contribution to help girls flourish by supporting greater access to educational opportunities in Mali and in Afghanistan. Canada supports a range of initiatives … Read more
In anticipation of the International Day for Disaster Reduction (October 13), On behalf of International Cooperation Minister and Minister for La Francophonie Christian Paradis (Megantic-L’Erable, Que.), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Development Lois Brown (Newmarket-Aurora, Ont.) met with representatives from the Humanitarian Coalition to announce Canada’s support to the Humanitarian Coalition’s Canadian Humanitarian Assistance Fund (CHAF).The CHAF is … Read more
