| Global Affairs Canada | backgrounders
To both enhance transparency and fully comply with the Arms Trade Treaty, legislative amendments have been made to the Export and Import Permits Act (EIPA) and one section of the Criminal Code of Canada that...
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement on the granting of Royal Assent to Bill C-47, An Act to amend the Export and Import Permits Act and the Criminal Code
| Global Affairs Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, will hold a media availability.
| Global Affairs Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, will moderate a panel discussion commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
One of the hard-won lessons of the 20th century was the recognition that the protection of human rights is a prerequisite for peace. This realization led to the creation of one of the documents that underpins the rules-based international order: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights [UDHR], whose first article states that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
“After the horrors of the Second World War, the nations of the world came together to adopt the UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, to end impunity for those complicit in genocide.”
| Global Affairs Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Jim Carr, Minister of International Trade Diversification, will highlight the importance of diversifying trade markets during an armchair discussion at the Toronto Global Forum, in Toronto, Ontario.
| Global Affairs Canada | speeches
We are all here tonight because we recognise the importance of the transatlantic relationship. Representing as I do the slightly smaller of your two partners from the other side of the Atlantic, let me acknowledge the outsized role the United States has played in creating and leading our transatlantic alliance. We all owe a great deal to our American friends, and speaking for Canada, let me say tonight, how grateful we are to our southern neighbour.
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
Helping Canadian businesses of all sizes maximize growth by fully capitalizing on opportunities for trade around the globe is a priority for the Government of Canada. With trade agreements providing unparalleled access to nearly two thirds of the global economy, Canadian enterprises are well placed to tap into new markets, which will lead to more high-quality jobs for middle-class Canadians.
| Global Affairs Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, will discuss the new NAFTA and Canada’s foreign policy during an armchair panel discussion with Mark Thompson, President and Chief Executive Officer of the New York Times, and Peter Baker, Chief White House Correspondent for the New York Times, in Toronto.
