| Global Affairs Canada | media advisories
October 16, 2017 - The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, will join Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal, Mexico’s Secretary of Economy, and Ambassador Robert E. Lighthizer, United States Trade Representative, to deliver a statement at the conclusion of the fourth round of negotiations on the modernization of NAFTA.
| Global Affairs Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, joined by the Canadian Foodgrains Bank, will make an announcement in South Glengarry County, Ontario to mark World Food Day.
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement: “Canada supports an effective rules-based international order, and is committed to a pragmatic approach to nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament.
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
The Government of Canada today issued the following statement on the arrival in Canada of Joshua Boyle, his wife Caitlan Coleman and their three children.
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
We are greatly relieved that after being held hostage for five years, Joshua Boyle and his wife Caitlan Coleman, as well as their young children, have been released and are safe.
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, will be in Washington, D.C., from October 13 to 14, 2017, to participate in the Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group.
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
Canada uses economic sanctions as an important and strategic foreign policy tool to respond to rapidly developing international crises or violations of international peace and security. The Government of Canada is making changes to facilitate the implementation and enforcement of its economic sanctions.
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
On this International Day of the Girl, I want to speak to girls in Canada and around the world—especially those of you living in the aftermath of natural disasters or in conflict zones, refugee camps, or other challenging settings.
| Global Affairs Canada | media advisories
October 11, 2017 – Matt DeCourcey, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, will host a town hall meeting on NAFTA modernization, on Thursday, October 12, 2017, in Fredericton, New Brunswick. The town hall meeting is open to the public.
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
Canada opposes the death penalty in all cases, everywhere. It is a form of punishment that is incompatible with human rights and human dignity. Canada’s history clearly shows that the death penalty is inefficient as a deterrent. It can lead to irreversible miscarriages of justice against those whose innocence is proven after they have been put to death. No justice system is immune from error.
