Pamela Goldsmith-Jones, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade, today announced that she will travel to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Singapore, and Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam from April 22 to 28, 2017, as part of efforts to grow Canadian wood exports to Southeast Asia.
The Government of Canada condemns the apparent terrorist attack this evening on the Champs-Élysées, and we offer our deepest condolences to the loved ones of the police officer killed and a swift recovery to the two police officers injured.
The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, will be in Washington, D.C., from April 20 to 21, 2017, accompanied by Parliamentary Secretary Celina Caesar-Chavannes, to participate in the Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group.
The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Canada’s Minister of International Trade, will conduct his first official visit to China, from April 21 to 26, 2017. With a priority emphasis on growing Canadian wood exports to China, the Minister will be accompanied on his visit by representatives of the wood and forest industry from Canada in order to diversify their markets, as well as by representatives of key government agencies, including Export Development Canada and the Canadian Commercial Corporation.
The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, issued the following statement today on reports of serious human rights violations in Chechnya
The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced new sanctions against the Assad regime. Canada’s Special Economic Measures (Syria) Regulations have been amended to list 27 additional individuals who are now subject to an asset freeze and dealings prohibition.
Canada believes that regulating the international arms trade is essential for the protection of people and human rights, and is strengthening its existing practices.
Canada believes that regulating the international arms trade is essential for the protection of people and human rights, and is strengthening its existing practices.
The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Canada’s Minister of International Trade, will conduct his first official visit to China, from April 21 to 26, 2017. With a priority emphasis on growing Canadian wood exports to China, the Minister will be accompanied on his visit by representatives of the wood and forest industry from Canada in order to diversify their markets, as well as by representatives of key government agencies, including Export Development Canada and the Canadian Commercial Corporation.
The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced today that Canada is repealing its sanctions against Côte d’Ivoire and Liberia under the United Nations Act.