| Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
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Ottawa, December 18, 2018 – The Hon. Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship; the Hon. Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs; and the Hon. Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development, today issued the following statement:“Since 2000, the United Nations has designated December 18 as the International Migrants Day. It marks an opportunity to recognize all migrants’ contributions to their home and host countries, as well as the importance of respecting human rights. As a country of immigrants, Canada is especially pleased to mark this important day.
The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement welcoming the results of the plenary vote, at the 56th meeting of the UN General Assembly, on the resolution on human rights in Iran
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
| statements
The Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, made the following statement following the CRTC’s announcement on lower-cost data-only mobile wireless plans:
| Environment and Climate Change Canada
| statements
“Today demonstrates that multilateralism works to tackle a clear global problem—climate change. Three years ago almost to the day, some 200 countries came together to land an ambitious Paris Agreement. Over the last few weeks, the world gathered once again in Katowice, Poland, for the 24th Conference of the Parties (COP24) where our team worked hard throughout the negotiations to find common ground between developed and developing countries.
The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development, today issued the following statement
Protecting ocean health is a priority to Canadians and the Government of Canada. We have a collective responsibility to ensure that fish and their habitat are protected for future generations, and we take this responsibility very seriously. This is why earlier this week, we announced the Government of Canada’s approach to enhance the environmental sustainability of the aquaculture sector. This approach includes: a study on the alternative technologies for aquaculture, including land and sea-based closed containment technology, moving towards an area-based approach to aquaculture management, placing greater emphasis on the precautionary principle and creating a single comprehensive set of regulations - the General Aquaculture Regulations.
OTTAWA – December 14, 2018 – Today, the Honourable Ralph Goodale, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, issued the following statement on the 2018 Public Report on the Terrorist Threat in Canada.
Today, the Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport, issued the following statement about the Transportation Safety Board of Canada’s recommendations made during its investigation into the fatal West Wind Aviation accident that occurred on December 13, 2017 at Fond-du-Lac, Saskatchewan:
Canada congratulates Nikol Pashinyan, leader of the Civil Contract party, on his mandate to form the next government of Armenia. This first general election since the popular demonstrations of April and May 2018 is a testament to the strong, peaceful democratic convictions of the people of Armenia.
