| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
Lieutenant-General (Retired) Andrew Leslie, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Canada-U.S. Relations), yesterday undertook a visit to Washington, D.C., where he delivered the Thomas O. Enders Memorial Lecture on U.S.-Canadian Relations at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS).
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
Celina Caesar-Chavannes, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, will travel to Yokohama, Japan, from May 4 to 7, 2017, to participate in the 50th Annual Meeting of the Asian Development Bank, and to Tokyo, from May 8 to 9, for bilateral meetings.
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement: “When the Chemical Weapons Convention entered into force, 20 years ago today, the international community was united in denouncing the use of chemical weapons by anyone, anywhere, under any circumstance.
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
This Earth Day, we invite you to take your children outside, into nature, to strengthen their connection with the environment. It is the best way to motivate them to protect it.
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
Good nutrition is not only fuel for strong bodies, it also provides power that unlocks potential. This was a lesson I learned from 18-year-old Alima Mbaye, who lives in Thiès, Senegal.
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of International Trade, today issued the following statement on the World Trade Organization’s (WTO’s) panel decision regarding China’s anti-dumping duties on imports of Canadian dissolving pulp, an innovative forestry product used in clothing:
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
Southeast Asia’s growing middle class represents a promising new source of demand for Canada’s high-quality goods and services, including wood products. We know that when we expand and diversify our export markets, it creates good, well-paying jobs and opportunities for middle-class Canadians.
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
China’s growing middle class represents one of the most dynamic and promising new sources of demand for Canada’s high-quality goods and services.
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement on Venezuela: “The situation in Venezuela is rapidly deteriorating, and Canada is deeply concerned by the Venezuelan government’s announced intention to withdraw from the Organization of American States (OAS).
| Global Affairs Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, will hold a media teleconference from Berlin, Germany, following her participation in the Women20 Summit.
