Ottawa – Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today is visiting Côte d’Ivoire on August 19-20, followed by South Africa from August 21-22. In Abdijan, Côte d’Ivoire, Minister Joly will meet with the Vice-President Tiémoko Meyliet Koné and Minister of Defense, Téné Birahima Ouattara to discuss shared priorities related to counterterrorism and to explore ways to reinforce regional security. She …
Ottawa – Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, said: “Thinking of going global? It’s time to consider Colombia. Learn how the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement can help you reduce costs and access a thriving market of 50 million potential consumers.” In August 2002, the Minister of International Trade announced that Canada and the Andean Community …
Ottawa – Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development, said three years after the “Taliban’s takeover, Afghanistan’s progress on democracy, human rights, and education has eroded, especially for women and girls. Canada is committed to advocating for peace and security in Afghanistan while delivering aid to the region’s most vulnerable. We will continue supporting the people of Afghanistan to meet their …
Ottawa – Canada has been actively reviewing its approach, in line with the feminist foreign policy and feminist international assistance policy, to engaging with African countries and institutions to build stronger, expanded and more visible partnerships. Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, and Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development, …
Ottawa – Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, issued the following statement on the final results of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s fifth administrative review of anti-dumping and countervailing duties on certain Canadian softwood lumber products: “Canada is extremely disappointed that the US Department of Commerce has significantly increased its unfair and unwarranted duties on softwood …
Bagotville – Marie-France Lalonde, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence, on behalf of the Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, announced the beginning of construction on a new Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) facility at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Bagotville. This facility will enable Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members to posture and deploy Canada’s incoming fleet of CF-35A fighter jets in a flight-ready state …
Ottawa – Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has announced that Canada is imposing sanctions against ten individuals and six entities under the Special Economic Measures (Belarus) Regulations. These persons are sanctioned on the fourth anniversary of the fraudulent presidential elections in Belarus, in response to their involvement in ongoing and systematic human rights abuses in Belarus and support for …
Ottawa – Global Affairs Canada has issued the following statement: “The health, safety and security of Canada’s diplomatic staff and their families remain a priority for the Government of Canada” “Due to the unpredictable security situation, Canada has made the decision to temporarily relocate dependent children of Canada-based employees from Tel Aviv. Dependent children and their legal guardians from the …
Ottawa – Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence welcomed Richard Marles, Deputy Prime Minister of Australia and Minister for Defence, to Vancouver, British Columbia for a bilateral visit. The Ministers discussed Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy and defence policy update, Our North, Strong and Free – and current and future efforts to strengthen the Canada-Australia defence relationship. Minister Blair and Deputy Prime …
Ottawa – Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, had announced that Robert Oliphant, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, is visiting Namibia and Zambia. In Windhoek, Namibia, Parliamentary Secretary Oliphant will engage with senior government officials on shared priorities, including creating opportunities for young people, achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, mining responsibly and building supply chains for …
