The Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, today issued the following statement
Today is Women's Brain Health Day, to bring attention to the fact that many conditions related to brain health, such as dementia, stroke, and depression, occur more frequently in women than in men. New investments in Budget 2022 of $30 million over three years to the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) for the Centre for Aging and Brain Health Innovation (CABHI), and $20 million over five years to the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) for dementia and brain health research, will help further advance our efforts to improve treatments and support Canadians living with brain health conditions and their caregivers.
With this decision today, we deliver on the commitment of G7 Leaders at their summit in Elmau to prevent Russia from profiting from its war of aggression against Ukraine.
Today marks World AIDS Day and the beginning of Indigenous AIDS Awareness Week. These events provide an opportunity to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS, support those living with HIV, and remember the people we have lost.
December 1 marks World AIDS Day and the beginning of Indigenous AIDS Awareness Week. During this time, we remember those who we lost to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) as we continue to show our support for those living with it by raising awareness, increasing our knowledge, and working to end the stigma and discrimination surrounding HIV.
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We, the undersigned members of the Media Freedom Coalition (MFC) are highly concerned about the recent violent repression of freedoms of expression and peaceful assembly by Iran.
The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, today issued the following statement on Germany’s advancement of its ratification of the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)