The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of International Trade, and Nirmala Sitharaman, India's Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, will hold a media availability following the third Canada-India Ministerial Dialogue on Trade and Investment.
Many thanks to the Centre for International Governance Innovation and the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program at the Lauder Institute, at the University of Pennsylvania, for this opportunity to speak to many of the best think tanks in the world.
As we gather today at Carleton University to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Arctic Council, let us take stock of what the North means to Canadians.
Today, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of International Trade, was thrilled to welcome Nirmala Sitharaman, India's Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, to the third Canada-India Ministerial Dialogue on Trade and Investment.
Today, as we consider the interim findings of the independent Joint Investigation Team [JIT] on the downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17, we are reminded of the unspeakable suffering caused by this tragic attack.
The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of International Trade, and Nirmala Sitharaman, India's Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, will hold a media availability following the third Canada-India Ministerial Dialogue on Trade and Investment.
Canada's Peace and Stabilization Operations Program (PSOPs) is designed to give Canada a stronger voice on the world stage by funding projects that help to promote peace and security and respond to natural disasters.
Canada is proud to support Colombia's efforts to bring the longest-running conflict in the Western Hemisphere to a peaceful end. The agreement signed today in Colombia demonstrates the effectiveness and importance of negotiation, diplomacy, justice and institutional reform, hallmarks of Canada's support of the Colombian people and government.
The Honourable Stéphane Dion, Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of International Trade, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, and the Honourable John McCallum, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, today announced they would welcome United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) representatives His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and His Excellency Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, in Ottawa on September 27 and 28, 2016.