“Five years ago, Canada launched a pair of global initiatives aimed at reinforcing our fundamental convictions that children should never be recruited to serve as soldiers, workers or slaves in war, and that peace is more likely to endure when women are involved in peace operations."
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and 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:
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The Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion, Ahmed Hussen, today issued the following statement regarding the release of the report of the Auditor General of Canada to the Parliament of Canada on Chronic Homelessness:
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The Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability, Carla Qualtrough, issued the following statement today to kick off Education Savings Week 2022 in Canada.
On this World Diabetes Day, the Government of Canada is raising awareness of an often-overlooked risk to Canadians’ health. Approximately 3.4 million Canadians are living with one of the three main types of diabetes. Type 2 diabetes, which is preventable, is the most common form of diabetes, accounting for approximately 90% of diabetes cases in adults.
Today the Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Official Languages and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), made a statement about Global Entrepreneurship Week, which runs November 14-20, 2022.
We share the concerns of parents and caregivers about their inability to find infant and children’s acetaminophen and ibuprofen. These products are essential for families, caregivers, and health care professionals to reduce fever and pain. Today, we are announcing that we have secured foreign supply of children’s acetaminophen that will be available for sale at retail and in community pharmacies in the coming weeks.