| Employment and Social Development Canada | statements
Today, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, issued the following statement regarding the collective bargaining negotiations between the British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union – Canada (ILWU):
| Employment and Social Development Canada | statements
Today, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, issued the following statement regarding the collective bargaining negotiations between the British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union – Canada (ILWU):
| Employment and Social Development Canada | statements
Statement by the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour
| National Defence | statements
General Jonathan Vance, the Chief of the Defence Staff, made the following statement:
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
Canada is deeply concerned by the continuing violence in northwestern Syria, which has had a terrible impact on the civilian population in the area. Over the last weeks, more than 220 civilians have been killed and 300,000 people have been displaced.
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
This morning, ministers and heads of delegation from the Ottawa Group met to continue our discussions on the state of play at the World Trade Organization, including efforts to strengthen and enhance the organization. With work underway on multiple fronts, today’s meeting was an important check-in and exchange of views on outcomes achieved to date.
| Canadian Food Inspection Agency | statements
We are pleased to announce that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) have agreed to allow safe trade to continue in the event African swine fever (ASF) is reported in either country.
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
Canada is gravely concerned by the escalation of violence in and around Tripoli, Libya, including the indiscriminate shelling of residential areas, and attacks against medical personnel. As UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General Ghassan Salamé said today at the UN Security Council, there can be no military solution to the crisis.
| Canadian Heritage | statements
Today Buddhists across Canada and around the world are celebrating Vesak
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
On this day in 1944, hundreds of thousands of Crimean Tatar children, women and men were forcibly deported from the Crimean peninsula by Soviet authorities. Today, we honour the memory of those who lost their lives and those others who suffered so greatly.
