The Honourable Stéphane Dion, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, today issued the following statement
The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, will travel to Antananarivo, Madagascar, to take part in the 32nd session of the Ministerial Conference of La Francophonie, which will be held on November 23 and 24, 2016. In addition to participating in the conference's proceedings, she will meet with partners of projects funded by Canada and will hold discussions with representatives of various organizations.
The Honourable Stéphane Dion, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, today issued the following statement on Universal Children's Day
Minister Dion participated in the foreign ministers' portion of the APEC summit and delivered remarks on food security, climate change and water stress-issues that represent some of the most critical challenges of the 21st century.
Trade means more growth, and more growth means more jobs for middle-class Canadians. The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of International Trade, today concluded her visit to Cuba, Argentina and Peru, where she advanced Canada's trade and investment objectives with Asia-Pacific partners.
Le ministre des Affaires étrangères, l'honorable Stéphane Dion, et la ministre du Développement international et de la Francophonie, l'honorable Marie-Claude Bibeau, ont fait aujourd'hui la déclaration suivante concernant le processus électoral en Haïti :
Canada today announced $54 million in development assistance funding for projects in Haiti that will address emergency food assistance needs and long-term investments to ensure sustainability and resilience, particularly in the area of agriculture.
The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, today announced $54 million in funding to support various humanitarian and development projects in Haiti.
Peru could not have chosen a better priority topic for all of us than food security, which is without any doubt one of the critical challenges of the 21st century.