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Minister Dion to mark 20th anniversary of Ottawa Process

| Global Affairs Canada | news releases

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.


Address by Minister Dion at a conference marking the 20th anniversary of the start of the Ottawa Process

| Global Affairs Canada | speeches

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].


Minister Dion marks International Religious Freedom Day

| Global Affairs Canada | statements

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.


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