Today at the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS), the Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced Canada’s ratification of the Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment, and Eradication of Violence against Women (the Belém do Pará Convention).
Members of the media are invited to join the Honourable Eleanor Olszewski, Minister of Emergency Management and Community Resilience and Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada, on behalf of the Honourable Heath MacDonald, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, to highlight the launch of the National Food Security Strategy in Edmonton and the Government of Canada’s efforts to build a more affordable and resilient food system.
Wade Grant, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, and Member of Parliament for Vancouver Quadra, on behalf of the Honourable Marjorie Michel, Minister of Health, will make an announcement related to climate action in Canada’s health sector.