| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
As part of the celebration of Canada's 150th Anniversary of Confederation, Canada accepted Cuba's invitation to be the guest country of honour at the Havana International Book Fair on February 9 to 19, 2017. This annual book fair is considered to be Cuba's premier cultural event at this time of the year, with more than 600,000 attendees.
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
"One of the darkest chapters in human history unfolded at the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and extermination camp, liberated 72 years ago today.
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
Today, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of International Trade, and the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, issued the following statement on the entry into force of the World Trade Organization's amendment to the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS).
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of International Trade, today concluded his participation at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2017.
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Pamela Goldsmith-Jones, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, will visit Norway from January 23 to 25, 2017, to attend the Arctic Frontiers conference in Tromsø and a bilateral program in Oslo.
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The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs; the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of National Defence; the Honourable Jim Carr, Minister of Natural Resources; and Andrew Leslie, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that they will be in Washington, D.C., on January 20, 2017, to attend events at the Embassy of Canada and around Washington to mark the inauguration of the 45th president of the United States.
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
The Honourable Bill Morneau, Minister of Finance; the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development; the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of International Trade; the Honourable Scott Brison, President of the Treasury Board; the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Canadian Heritage; and the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, are to attend the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting from January 17 to 20, 2017.
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement: "I was outraged to learn of a series of brazen terrorist bombings across Afghanistan yesterday that took the lives of more than 50 people and injured many more. Among those killed were five diplomats of the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.), as well as the Deputy Governor of the province of Kandahar. The Ambassador of the U.A.E., the Governor of Kandahar, Afghan parliamentarians and many Afghan civilians are among the injured.
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
"Canada strongly condemns today's horrifying terrorist attack that killed four young Israel Defense Forces soldiers as they were on a cultural tour of Jerusalem. We are deeply saddened by the loss of life and hope for a speedy recovery for those injured.
| Global Affairs Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of International Trade, will deliver a keynote speech to the Montréal Council on Foreign Relations to highlight Canada's progressive trade agenda. A media availability will follow the address.
