Sapporo – Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, and Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, have concluded this year’s G7 Ministers’ Meeting on Climate, Energy, and Environment, which took place in Sapporo, Japan, from April 15–16. The Ministers came to champion increased ambition on climate action, nature protection, and pollution reduction, while at the same time advancing global …
Seoul – Canada and the Republic of Korea (Korea), in this year of the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations, reaffirm their strong and historic relations and steadfast friendship. The two countries also commit to supporting the rules-based international order and realizing the full potential of their relationship. Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has concluded her successful April 13 to …
Washington – Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, issued the following statement: “Today I chaired the first in-person meeting of the “Five Finance Ministers” hosted at the US Treasury, which included my counterparts from Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. We discussed how best to collectively respond to economic coercion, including how we …
Washington – Statement by Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Canada, on behalf of Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Dominica, Grenada, Ireland, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines The most pressing threat to the global economy remains Russia’s illegal full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In addition to …
Ottawa – Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, will visit the Republic of Korea (Korea) from April 13 to 15, 2023, to strengthen bilateral relations, and to Japan, from April 16 to 18, to participate in the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. In Seoul, Korea, Minister Joly, building on her recent visit in October 2022 and the launch of Canada’s Indo-Pacific …
Ottawa – Canada has welcomed Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal. Speaking on this occasion, Melanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, said: “Together, Canada and Ukraine are working to limit Putin’s war chest and to bring back peace and stability to Eastern Europe. Canadians and Ukrainians alike can trust that Canada will always stand with Ukraine. Se also singed a Youth …
Ottawa – Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has announced that she will welcome Gordan Grlić Radman, Croatia’s Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, to Canada from April 11 to 14, 2023. The ministers will meet to discuss the two countries’ shared commitments to transatlantic peace and security. This includes the provision of support to Ukraine in the face of …
Ontario – Ontario Premier Doug Ford attended the US-Canada Summit. He said: “The biggest economic opportunity for Canada and the US is building up an integrated North America Electric Vehicle supply chain. Let’s meet this moment of global insecurity not with America or Canada first. Let’s meet the moment with North America first. I was also thrilled to meet with …
Ottawa – The Government of Canada takes any attempt at foreign interference, including in Canada’s democratic institutions and processes, very seriously. That’s why the government continues to improve, strengthen, and protect our democracy from these threats. Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities, and Janice Charette, Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet, delivered a …
Ottawa – Anita Anand, Minister of National Defence, announced the deployment of a Royal Canadian Air Force CP-140 Aurora Air Detachment under Operation (Op) NEON, to Japan. Op NEON is the Canadian Armed Forces contribution to the multinational effort to support the implementation of United Nations Security Council (UNSC) sanctions imposed against North Korea. As part of Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy, …
