The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, today issued the following statement
The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of International Trade, will address members of the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal with a speech entitled Creating Real Trade Partnerships: A Road to Inclusive Prosperity.
The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, will hold a media teleconference to give a debriefing on her field visit to Bangladesh and a first-hand account of the devastating impact of the Rohingya refugee crisis. She will also make an important announcement regarding Canadian funding.
Today, Canada announced that it is allocating $35 million over five years to the Improving Maternal, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights project.
Canada champions sexual and reproductive health and rights for all women and girls globally, particularly the poorest and most vulnerable ones, to ensure they have access to the services and information they need to have control of their own bodies, lives and futures.
The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement on reports related to African migrants being sold in Libya as slaves
Lieutenant-General (Retired) the Honourable Andrew Leslie, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Canada-U.S. Relations), will host a town hall meeting on NAFTA modernization on Wednesday, November 22, 2017, in Windsor, Ontario. He will be accompanied by Tracey Ramsey, Member of Parliament for Essex. The meeting is open to the public.
The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, will meet with President Hashim Thaçi, President of the Republic of Kosovo, in the afternoon of Wednesday, November 22, 2017, in Ottawa. A photo opportunity will precede the meeting.
The devastating 2017 Atlantic hurricane season caused extensive damage to several Caribbean islands. These Category 5 hurricanes have reminded the world that these small island states are on the front line of climate change.