| Global Affairs Canada | statements
On the International Day of the Girl Child, we celebrate the power and promise of each and every girl born on this planet. This year’s theme—My Voice, Our Equal Future—reminds us that no matter where she is born, every girl deserves to thrive and be heard.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | statements
Today, the Minister of Labour, Filomena Tassi, issued the following statement regarding World Mental Health Day: “On World Mental Health Day, we are putting the spotlight on protecting and supporting mental health in the workplace. Our government recognizes the mental health and well-being of Canadian workers must be prioritized. We are working together with unions, workers, employers and experts to create psychologically healthy and safe workplaces.
| Public Health Agency of Canada | statements
On October 10, 2020, Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, issued the following statement on COVID-19.
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
Today, on World Day Against the Death Penalty, Canada restates its strong opposition to the use of the death penalty in all cases, everywhere. Capital punishment is a cruel, inhumane and degrading affront to human rights, as well as an ineffective deterrent to crime.
| Public Health Agency of Canada | statements
On October 8, 2020, Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, issued the following statement on COVID-19.
| National Defence | statements
The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and the Department of National Defence and would like to thank Statistics Canada for releasing their report entitled Canadian military college students’ experiences of unwanted sexualized and discriminatory behaviours and sexual assault 2019.
| Public Health Agency of Canada | statements
On October 7, 2020, Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, issued the following statement on COVID-19.
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
The undersigned members of the Media Freedom Coalition’s Executive Group express their concern about continued violent attacks against journalists and freedom of expression in Mexico. We are united in the principle that a free and independent media is essential to a functioning democracy. Investigating these attacks on independent media and bringing the perpetrators to justice are of paramount importance.
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
Canada and the United Kingdom reiterate the urgent need to end the continuing military action in and around the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone.
| National Defence | statements
he Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of National Defence, and the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, today issued the following statement in support of Mental Illness Awareness Week.
