Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird (Ottawa West-Nepean, Ont.) issued a statement on bombings in Pakistan. “Canada condemns in the strongest terms today’s bombing in a fruit market in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, which claimed the lives of at least 23 people and wounded dozens of others. We equally condemn yesterday’s bombing of a train in Balochistan that killed … Read more
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird (Ottawa West-Nepean, Ont.) said Canada strongly condemns the agents provocateurs that are fomenting unrest in the three Ukrainian oblasts of Kharkiv, Donetsk and Luhansk. Baird added that Canada calls for calm and for Ukraine’s territorial integrity to be respected. Russia must not interfere in the affairs of a sovereign state. The full … Read more
Minister of State of Foreign Affairs (Americas and Consular Affairs) Lynne Yelich (Blackstrap, Sask.) said Canada condemns the deadly attack on journalists in Afghanistan. The full statement is available online. Call 613-944-2300. International Trade Minister Ed Fast (Abbotsford, B.C.) announced that he will lead a trade mission to China, from May 18 to 23, 2014, that will focus … Read more
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird (Ottawa West-Nepean, Ont.) said Canada urges both the Palestinian Authority and the Israeli government to recommit themselves to the negotiations and to refrain from taking unilateral actions that risk derailing the talks. The full statement is available online. Call 613-995-1874.
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Peter MacKay (Central Nova, N.S.) and Minister of State of Foreign Affairs (Americas and Consular Affairs) Lynne Yelich (Blackstrap, Sask.) welcomed the coming into force of the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction for Japan. The Hague Convention sets out … Read more
International Cooperation Minister and Minister for La Francophonie Christian Paradis (Megantic-L’Erable, Que.) announced additional support to the people of South Sudan in response to the escalation of violence in several regions of the country since December 2013. The security situation in South Sudan remains deeply concerning, with reports of continued fighting, attacks on civilians and ethnic … Read more
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird (Ottawa West-Nepean, Ont.) concluded a visit to Moldova, demonstrating Canada’s support for Moldova’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and integration into rich and diversified trade and investment networks via enhanced links with the European Union. In Chisinau, Baird announced the creation of an honorary consul position to promote people-to-people exchanges and enhance economic … Read more
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird (Ottawa West-Nepean, Ont.) issued a statement concerning the launch of ballistic missiles by North Korea in the early hours of March 26 (local time). The full statement is available online. 613-995-1874. International Trade Minister Ed Fast (Abbotsford, B.C.) announced that Canada has signed a U.S. $105-million contract with the Philippines to supply … Read more
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird (Ottawa West-Nepean, Ont.) issued a statement after the House of Commons concurred with the recommendations in the report by the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development to recognize the experience of Jewish refugees from the Middle East and North Africa. “Fair and equal acknowledgement of all refugee populations arising out … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and for International Human Rights Deepak Obhrai (Calgary East, Alta.) is visiting Geneva, Switzerland, on March 25 and 26, 2014, to address the human rights situation in Sri Lanka at the Human Rights Council. More information is available online. Call 613-995-1874. Andrew Bennett, Canada’s Ambassador for Religious Freedom, … Read more
