Canada remains deeply concerned by the Islamic Republic of Iran's determination to use the courts and prison system as tools of repression. Hundreds of people are currently imprisoned in Iran simply for peacefully exercising their fundamental rights to freedom of speech, assembly and association.
The Canadian Air Task Force (ATF) officially joined NATO's Baltic Air Policing (BAP) mission following a hand-over ceremony today in Siauliai, Lithuania, as Canada's continues to promote security and stability in Central and Eastern Europe in the face of increasing Russian hostility.
The Honourable Joe Oliver, Minister of Finance today celebrated alongside Toronto residents as the first streetcar of the Toronto Transit Commission's (TTC) new fleet hit the road. The community gathered at the Spadina Station to witness the inaugural rider step aboard.
David Anderson, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, will travel to Apia, Samoa, to participate in the Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) from September 1 to 4, 2014.
The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment, Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency and Minister for the Arctic Council, will attend the founding meeting of the Arctic Economic Council (AEC) in Iqaluit, Nunavut, on September 2 and 3, 2014.
The Honourable Greg Rickford, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources and Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario, today announced his participation in this week's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Energy Ministers' meeting.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper today issued the following statement after learning that Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has been elected as the next President of the European Council: