Ottawa – Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, issued the following statement: “Canada condemns the human rights violations, as well as the acts of violence that are occurring following the presidential elections and calls for the immediate release of the arbitrarily arrested, imprisoned or detained individuals. Citizens cannot be target of repression or reprisal for exercising their democratic rights. “The …
Canada, US conclude talks on Technology Safeguards Agreement
Halifax – Sean Fraser, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, announced on behalf of Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, that Canada and the United States have concluded substantive negotiations for a Technology Safeguards Agreement (TSA). The Canada-United States TSA, upon its entry into force, will establish the legal and technical …
Minister Ng strengthens Canada-US trade relations during visit to Buffalo
Ottawa – Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, concluded her 2-day visit to Buffalo, New York State, and Southern Ontario, during which she met with local businesses, spoke with government officials and promoted bilateral trade. The visit was part of the Government of Canada’s ongoing Team Canada engagement strategy with the United States. The strategy …
Minister Hussen attends 47th CARICOM meeting
Ottawa, Ontario – Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development, concluded a 2-day trip to Grenada, from July 28 to 29, 2024, where he visited a community affected by Hurricane Beryl and represented Canada at the 47th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). On the margins of the CARICOM meeting, Minister Hussen met with: …
Deputy PM Freeland talks attends G20 meeting
Brazil – Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, talked at the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting in Brazil. She said: “Before talking about the G7 and the G20, I do want to just take a minute to say how upset I am, how sad I think all Canadians are, about the devastating wildfires that …
Minister Boissonnault attends G20 Labour & Employment Ministers’ Meeting
Fortaleza – On July 25 and 26, 2024, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages, Randy Boissonnault, attended the G20 Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meeting in Fortaleza, Brazil to discuss common challenges on ensuring high-quality employment in a changing global economy. Minister Boissonnault reaffirmed Canada’s longstanding commitment to a worker-centric approach in a changing world, focused on making sure …
Minister Hussen concludes successful G20 Meeting, visit to Brazil
Ottawa – Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development, concluded a visit to Brazil, from July 22 to 25, 2024. In Rio de Janeiro, he took part in the G20 Development Ministerial Meeting (DMM) and a joint meeting of G20 development and finance ministers to establish the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty. At the G20, under the theme of Building …
Parliamentary Secretary Damoff in Costa Rica talks about shared global priorities
Ottawa – Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, earlier announced that Pam Damoff, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Consular Affairs), will travel to Costa Rica for an official consular relations and bilateral visit. During the trip, she has engaged with government officials and regional and international partners on several shared global priorities, such as irregular migration and …
Minister Blair announces $35.8m to equip Canadian troops in Latvia
Ottawa – Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, announced that Canada is investing $35.8 million (including taxes) to deliver 90 Light Tactical Vehicles (LTVs) to Canadian Army personnel deployed in Latvia under Operation REASSURANCE – Canada’s mission in support of NATO’s assurance and deterrence measures. This announcement comes as Canada’s military footprint in Europe, including Latvia, is growing. As the Framework Nation for NATO’s Multinational Battle Group Latvia, soon …
Al Laos Joly advances diplomatic, political engagement
Tokyo – Since the elevation of Canada’s Strategic Partnership with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) in September 2023, Canada has increased its diplomatic and political engagement across the Asean region, demonstrating its value and concrete commitment as an active and reliable partner to Asean. Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, visited Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Laos) to …