The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs; the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of National Defence; the Honourable Ralph Goodale, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness; and the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, today issued the following statement on the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
As Canada marks 70 years of UN peacekeeping, the country is supporting its commitment to UN peacekeepers around the world by allocating $2 million to strengthen training.
Following the tabling of the 2018 Spring Report of the Auditor General of Canada on Consular Services to Canadians Abroad, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement
Canada and the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) have a deeply rooted relationship, and today the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, hosted a successful bilateral meeting with Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the U.A.E.’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.
Creating the right conditions for Canadian companies to compete internationally is an important part of the Government of Canada’s progressive trade agenda.
The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement regarding the report by the Panel of Independent International Experts on possible crimes against humanity in Venezuela:
Today, we are announcing the new steps Canada will take to address the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar and Bangladesh and to defend the rights of this community, which has suffered too much.
The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of International Trade, and Israel’s Minister of Economy and Industry, Eli Cohen, will provide remarks at a luncheon at Canadian Club Toronto followed by a media availability, on the occasion of the signing of the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement (CIFTA).
Today, the Honourable François-Phillippe Champagne, Minister of International Trade, and Eli Cohen, Israel’s Minister of the Economy and Industry, announced the signing of the modernized Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement (CIFTA). Minister Champagne underlined the importance of the agreement as an engine of growth and prosperity for both countries.
