The International Day of Peace coincides this year with the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which at the time of its writing—1948—put forth revolutionary ideas.
The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and Vice President of the Commission (HRVP), will co-host the Women Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on September 21 and 22, 2018, in Montréal, Quebec.
Global Affairs Canada today issued the following statement after the conclusion of this year’s third meeting between Korean leaders, which was held this time in Pyongyang, North Korea
Canada and its G7 partners recognize the need for urgent action to address the devastating impacts that plastic pollution and marine litter, overexploitation of fish stocks, and extreme weather events have on the health and sustainability of our oceans, seas, coastal communities and entire ecosystems.
The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and Vice President of the Commission, will co-host the Women Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (WFMM) on September 21 and 22, 2018, in Montréal, Quebec.
The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and Vice President of the Commission (HRVP), will co-host the Women Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on September 21 and 22, 2018, in Montréal, Quebec.
Tourism is an economic driver and creates good, middle-class jobs in every community, from coast to coast to coast. The Government of Canada is committed to unlocking the full economic potential of tourism for Canadians and to making the country’s French-speaking communities shine around the world.
Specifically, I will speak about Bill C-79, the legislation before members today to implement the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership – otherwise known as the CPTPP.
On September 17, 2018, the Honourable Jim Carr, Minister of International Trade Diversification, opened the second reading of Bill C-79 in the House of Commons by highlighting the CPTPP’s potential to significantly boost Canada’s GDP by supporting growth for businesses and workers in a range of economic sectors.
The Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, and the Honourable Amarjeet Sohi, Minister of Natural Resources, will co-host a meeting of G7 Environment, Oceans and Energy Ministers on the theme of “Working Together on Climate Change, Oceans and Clean Energy” from September 19 to 21, 2018, in Halifax, Nova Scotia.