The Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) is a gold-standard agreement that reflects a more inclusive and progressive approach to international trade and represents the values and priorities of Canadians.
The Honourable Stéphane Dion, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today welcomed the overwhelming support a Canadian-led resolution advancing a fissile material cut-off treaty (FMCT) received at the UN General Assembly's First Committee.
It's good to see that support for peace in francophone countries goes beyond francophone countries. I am particularly pleased to see one of our co-chairs, Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali, Bangladesh's Minister of Foreign Affairs, whom I had the pleasure to host earlier this week.
The Honourable Stéphane Dion, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced he will give remarks at a conference entitled Ottawa Process Twenty Years Later: The Landmine Treaty, Human Security, and Canada in the Twenty-First Century, on October 28, 2016, in Toronto.
At a time when nuclear disarmament is stalled and when Canada, under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's leadership, is re-engaging in the world, I cannot thank you enough for inviting me to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the start of the "Ottawa Process," which led to the Landmine Convention [Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction].
Freedom of religion or belief, including the ability to worship in peace and security, is a universal human right. It is protected by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and is enshrined in both the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, among other key human rights documents.
As you know, for over 100 years, the International Joint Commission [IJC] has prevented and resolved disputes over water between Canada and the United States under the 1909 Boundary Waters Treaty.
The Honourable Stéphane Dion, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that he will attend a ministerial conference on peacekeeping in francophone environments, in Paris, France, on October 27, 2016.
The Honourable Stéphane Dion, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that he will meet with Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh, in Ottawa on Tuesday, October 25, 2016.