Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today released the following statement:
"Canada condemns in the strongest possible terms Iran's execution of Reyhaneh Jabbari, a 26-year old interior designer and the latest victim of a murderous regime.
Polio is a potentially fatal infectious disease. One in every 200 polio virus infections leads to irreversible paralysis, and children under the age of five are most at risk. Addressing polio through immunization is one of the most cost-effective health interventions to end the preventable deaths of children. Given in several doses, immunization against polio can protect a child for life.
World Development Information Day is about drawing attention to international development issues and the need to strengthen international cooperation to solve them.
| Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
| statements
The Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister for Multiculturalism, issued the following statement condemning the act of vandalism against the Cold Lake Mosque: