| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement after terrorists targeted worshippers gathered for Friday prayers at the central mosque in Kano, Nigeria, killing and wounding large numbers of defenceless civilians:
| Global Affairs Canada | media advisories
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird will deliver remarks at a special ceremony on December 1, 2014, hosted by the High Commission of Canada in the United Kingdom.
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
The Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, today issued the following statement congratulating Michaëlle Jean, Canada's former governor general, on becoming Secretary General of La Francophonie:
| Employment and Social Development Canada | speeches
Message from the Governor General of Canada on the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean Becoming Secretary General of the International Organisation of La Francophonie
| Employment and Social Development Canada | backgrounders
As part of the 15th Summit of La Francophonie which was held in Dakar, Senegal, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced the following initiatives
| Employment and Social Development Canada | backgrounders
Maternal, newborn and child health remains Canada's top international development priority and we are committed to working with Canadian and international partners toward the goal of ending the preventable deaths of mothers, newborns and children under the age of five.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
Prime Minister Stephen Harper today reaffirmed Canada's ongoing commitment to saving the lives of women and children by announcing significant additional support for the Canadian-based Micronutrient Initiative (MI). The Prime Minister made the announcement during a visit to the Kip Carrière Health Post in Bargny, Senegal, on the margins of the 15th Summit of La Francophonie. He was joined by Christian Paradis, Minister of International Cooperation and Minister for La Francophonie, Philippe Beaulne, Canadian Ambassador to the Republic of Senegal, Joel Spicer, President of the MI, and members of the Canadian Maternal Newborn Child Health Network.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
Prime Minister Stephen Harper today concluded a successful three-day visit to Dakar, Senegal, where he led Canada's delegation to the 15th Summit of La Francophonie from November 28 to 30, 2014.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | speeches
Thank you, Ministers, Senators, Members of Parliament, Mr. Mayor, distinguished guests, hello.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | statements
Prime Minister Stephen Harper today issued the following statement on the election of Michaëlle Jean as the Secretary General of La Francophonie
