Minister of Foreign Affairs on bringing openness, transparency, and clarity to new Ministerial Direction

Statements

December 14, 2017- Ottawa, Ontario - Global Affairs Canada

The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement: 

“The Government of Canada has a clear responsibility to keep Canadians safe and protect their individual rights and freedoms.    This means that Government departments and agencies must always ensure that they comply with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

“In response to the concerns Canadians expressed over the course of the National Security Consultation, I am issuing the Ministerial Direction to Global Affairs Canada on Avoiding Complicity in Mistreatment of Individuals by Foreign Entities. 

“Today’s announcement reflects our unequivocal condemnation of the mistreatment, including torture, of individuals at the hands of their Government.

“This directive provides clear and transparent guidelines by which Global Affairs Canada must abide in all cases to avoid becoming complicit in mistreatment, and it will ensure that our obligations towards human rights and the rule of law are never compromised.

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