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UPDATE: Address by Minister Dion on the occasion of a joint press conference with Sri Lankan Minister of Foreign Affairs Samaraweera

2016-07-29 | Global Affairs Canada | speeches

I'm touched by the warmth and smiles that have greeted the Canadian delegation since our arrival in Sri Lanka last night. Minister Samaraweera, thank you very much for your invitation and the exceptional hospitality we've been shown.

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Address by Minister Dion at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations-Canada Post-Ministerial Conference

2016-07-29 | Global Affairs Canada | speeches

Check against delivery. This speech has been translated in accordance with the Government of Canada's official languages policy and edited for posting and distribution in accordance with its communications policy.

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Address by Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Consular Affairs) Omar Alghabra at the High-Level Thematic Debate on Human Rights

2016-07-19 | Global Affairs Canada | speeches

Thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this important event that addresses the centrality of human rights in the work of the United Nations.

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Address by Parliamentary Secretary Gould to 2016 UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development

2016-07-18 | Global Affairs Canada | speeches

Good evening, Mr. Vice-President, your excellencies, honourable ministers, distinguished guests.

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Address by Parliamentary Secretary Goldsmith-Jones to the Plenary Working Session - International and Regional Diplomacy at Global LGBTI Human Rights Conference

2016-07-14 | Global Affairs Canada | speeches

On behalf of the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, we thank the governments of Uruguay and the Netherlands for this invitation. I look forward to learning more about how we may collaborate to support the rights of LGBTI [lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex] persons domestically, regionally and internationally.

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Address by Minister Dion on the occasion of a tree-planting ceremony in Latvia

2016-07-11 | Global Affairs Canada | speeches

I am honoured, on behalf of the Government of Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and all Canadians, to plant this maple tree as a symbol of the enduring friendship between Canada and Latvia.

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Address by Minister Bibeau announcing Canadian funding for development projects in Colombia

2016-07-06 | Global Affairs Canada | speeches

I am pleased to be with you today on this historic occasion in Colombia.

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Address by Minister Dion on the occasion of the 118th anniversary of Philippine independence

2016-06-21 | Global Affairs Canada | speeches

We are here today to celebrate a joyful event: the anniversary of the Declaration of Philippine Independence. But, alas, we must start on a tragic note.

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Address by the Senior Associate Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs on behalf of Minister Dion to the Organization of American States General Assembly

2016-06-20 | Global Affairs Canada | speeches

I am pleased to be here today on behalf of Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Honourable Stéphane Dion. To begin, please let me express to John Kerry and the U.S. delegation the Government of Canada's sympathy and solidarity regarding the terrible crime in Orlando.

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Address by International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland at a Canadian Council for the Americas event on "Canada and the Pacific Alliance"

2016-06-17 | Global Affairs Canada | speeches

I would like to acknowledge that we're on the traditional land of the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation.

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