| Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | statements
In an incredible show of strength and resilience, our hardworking farmers and food businesses across Canada are expected to post another record year for agri-food exports, despite all the challenges that COVID-19 has thrown their way.
| Department of Justice Canada | statements
The Honourable David Lametti, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, today issued the following statement:
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
“Two years ago, Canada, alongside 15 other members of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), invoked the OSCE’s Moscow Mechanism to initiate a fact-finding mission to address serious human rights violations and abuses in Chechnya..."
| Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada | statements
Members of the Inuit-Crown Partnership Committee (ICPC) met to discuss ongoing work related to co-development and implementation of an Inuit Nunangat Policy, as well as how the pandemic has highlighted existing economic and social inequalities, including food security and the infrastructure gap.
| Public Health Agency of Canada | statements
Today, the co-chairs of the federal, provincial and territorial Special Advisory Committee on the Epidemic of Opioid Overdoses—Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer and Dr. Jennifer Russell, New Brunswick’s Chief Medical Officer of Health—issued the following statement on the release of updated data on opioid-related harms in Canada , covering the period of January 1, 2016 to June 30, 2020. For the first time, data on harms related to stimulant use (e.g., cocaine and methamphetamine) are also being reported.
| Public Health Agency of Canada | statements
On December 16, 2020, Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, issued the following statement on COVID-19.
| Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada | statements
The fifth anniversary of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's report comes at a time that is difficult for many and that our efforts to honour victims and families may act as an unwelcome reminder to those who have suffered hardships through generations of government policies that were harmful to Indigenous peoples.
| Public Health Agency of Canada | statements
On December 14, 2020, Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, issued the following statement on COVID-19.
| Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada | statements
Ottawa, December 14, 2020—The Honourable Marco E.L. Mendicino, P.C., M.P., Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, issued the following statement: “Year after year, refugees continue to flee their homes, loved ones, and most cherished possessions, bravely setting out in search of a new peace and a better life. The office of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) was created in 1950 to provide a voice at the United Nations to advocate on behalf of refugees.”
| Public Health Agency of Canada | statements
On December 13, 2020, Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, issued the following statement on COVID-19.
