Today, the Honourable Ralph Goodale, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, the Honourable David Lametti, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, and the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of National Defence, issued the following joint statement.
Free and fair elections are a fundamental part of democracy. They foster transparency and promote accountability. I am pleased to announce that the Honourable Lloyd Axworthy, who led the Canadian delegation of election observers for Ukraine’s presidential elections, will be returning as the head of Canada’s election observation mission during Ukraine’s upcoming parliamentary elections.
“Today, we stand with all survivors of sexual and gender-based violence in conflict to denounce this unconscionable conduct and demand that the perpetrators of these serious crimes be brought to justice.”
“Canada supports the Netherlands’s National Prosecutor’s Office announcement today of indictments in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, a civilian aircraft flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur on July 17, 2014.
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Today, we took note of the final text of the government’s policy direction, which requires that the CRTC consider how it can promote competition, affordability, consumer interests and innovation in its decisions on telecommunications matters.
Today, several of Canada's federal, provincial, and territorial Ministers of Finance and ministers responsible for anti-money laundering and beneficial ownership transparency came together to advance a national response to combat money laundering and terrorist financing in Canada.