| Health Canada | statements
The Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, issued a statement to mark the inaugural meeting of federal, provincial and territorial Ministers responsible for mental health and substance use.
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
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: “Climate change, COVID-19, conflict and economic downturns have escalated the stress on global food systems in the last few years. And in February 2022, Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine shocked global food and energy systems.
| Public Health Agency of Canada | statements
Today is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day and October marks Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. It is a special time to support the thousands of people across Canada who are mourning the loss of a baby as a result of ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage, stillbirth or death in infancy. At 7 p.m. your time, join me in the Global Wave of Light as people around the world light up a candle in support of a baby who died too soon.
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
The Honourable Melanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of National Defence, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin today issued the following statement on Haiti: “Today, Canadian and U.S. military aircraft arrived in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, to transfer vital Haitian government-purchased security equipment, including tactical and armoured vehicles, and supplies to the Director General of the Haitian National Police (HNP). The delivery of the equipment was part of a joint operation involving Royal Canadian Air Force and U.S. Air Force aircraft.
| Department of Finance Canada | statements
In our meeting on climate economics, we underlined our commitment to ambitiousclimate action and to promoting an orderly and just global transition towards net zerogreenhouse gas emissions. We were delighted to be joined by Nicholas Stern, AmarBhattacharya and Hans Peter Lankes for our discussion.
| Department of Finance Canada | statements
The pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have highlighted the interconnectedness and fragility of our global food systems. Because of the war, we are experiencing the largest shock to the global food system since the 2008-09 food price crisis. Food price inflation is having a significant impact on food security around the world. We encourage the Bank to continue to help build resilient food systems through support to the intensification of climate-smart agriculture, improving energy use in food systems, sustainable agri-food value-chains, and overall better food system governance.
| Department of Finance Canada | statements
Global inflationary pressures continue to rise and are increasing costs of living and squeezing out the middle class. Extreme volatility has plagued commodity markets, increasing the cost of everyday goods including necessities such as food. The IMF must consider how best to assess and respond to growing global risks, many of which—including rising costs of food and fuel—have been exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
| Transport Canada | statements
The Minister of Transport, the Honourable Omar Alghabra, the Minister of Public Safety, the Honourable Marco Mendicino, and the Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance, the Honourable Randy Boissonnault, issued this update today on the continued action and progress being made by the Government of Canada and industry partners to reduce traveller wait times and delays across Canadian airports.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada | statements
The Council of the Canada-Chile Commission for Environmental Cooperation met in person during its Twentieth Annual Session on Wednesday, October 12, 2022, in Santiago de Chile.
| Department of Finance Canada | statements
We remain steadfast in our support for and solidarity with Ukraine. Equally, we remain united in our condemnation of Russia´s war of aggression against Ukraine and the tragic loss of life resulting from the war and reiterate the statement made by our Leaders on 11 October 2022.
