“The governments of Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Paraguay and Peru, members of the Lima Group, stand in solidarity with the millions of Venezuelans affected by the continuing power outage, which has exceeded 50 hours. The lack of electricity has caused the death of 18 people in hospitals and clinics. The outage has also affected the daily lives of the Venezuelan people in innumerable ways, adding to the hardships that they have been suffering for years. This situation underscores the magnitude of the humanitarian crisis that the Maduro regime continues to refuse to recognize
“On International Women’s Day, we celebrate the tremendous contributions of women everywhere working to make the world a better place and the incredible progress Canada has made in advancing gender equality—at home and around the world.
In 1928, Eileen Vollick became the first Canadian woman pilot at just 19 years of age. She led the way for others. Over the following decades, women had to show tenacity and perseverance to join the transportation work force. Not always the obvious choice.
The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, and the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of National Defence, issued the following statement today to mark International Women’s Day
Canada’s feminist foreign policy is founded on a simple objective: to enable women and girls around the world to have an equal voice and equal rights, to benefit from equal opportunities and to live in equal safety and security.
| Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
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On December 13, 2018, the CRTC, supported by a Steering Committee, brought together the presidents of Canada’s largest public and private-sector broadcasters to discuss lasting solutions to ensure more women play leading roles in the Canadian film and television production industry.
| Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
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Ottawa, Ontario (March 8, 2019) — The Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, Carolyn Bennett, together with the Minister of Indigenous Services, Seamus O'Regan, issued the following statement today:
