Recent Statements
Minister Kenney issues statement on Mahmoud Mohammad Issa Mohammad
Ottawa, May 13, 2013 — The Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, today issued the following statement regarding the removal over the weekend of Mahmoud Mohammad Issa Mohammad: “Mr. Mohammad entered Canada in 1987 and was first …
Address by Minister Baird at the Global Dialogue on the Future of Iran
Thank you Dr. Stein. Salam. I’m here today to deliver a simple message: Canada stands with you. We stand with the courageous activists inside Iran…with the dedicated Canadian diaspora outside Iran …and with freedom-loving people everywhere who want a brighter …
Statement by Hon. John Baird (Minister of Foreign Affairs, CPC): Syria
Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the Speaker for granting this debate. It is a tremendously important opportunity to give an update to the House and all Canadians, both on the actions that the Government of Canada has taken to …
Statement by Hon. Bob Rae (Toronto Centre, Lib.): Syria
Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank Mr. Speaker Scheer for giving us the opportunity to debate this issue today. I must confess that when I moved the motion I was not sure whether the Speaker would agree with me …
Statement by Mr. Paul Dewar (Ottawa Centre, NDP): Syria
Mr. Speaker, I rise with a heavy heart, like many in this place, as we debate again the situation in Syria. I say “again” because we have dealt with the issue before. Some things have changed, but obviously not enough, …
Government of Canada Honours Holocaust Victims and Survivors at the National Holocaust Remembrance Day Ceremony
Friends, On Tuesday I joined Holocaust survivors from across the country at the National Holocaust Remembrance Day Ceremony at the Canadian War Museum to reflect and to light candles in memory of the victims of the Shoah. Please find below …
Statement by John Baird: Falk’s Comments Cast Shame on United Nations
April 24, 2013 - Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement: “Once again, United Nations official Richard Falk has spewed more mean-spirited, anti-Semitic rhetoric, this time blaming the attacks in Boston on President [Barack] Obama and the State …
Ottawa Site Chosen for Canada’s National Holocaust Monument
April 23, 2013 - On behalf of Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird, the Honourable Tim Uppal, Minister of State (Democratic Reform), today announced that a site has been selected for Canada’s National Holocaust Monument. “Canada’s National Holocaust Monument, to be located …
MP Mark Adler Commemorates the Holocaust with The Canadian Society For Yad Vashem
OTTAWA- On Tuesday April 23rd, MP Mark Adler helped organize, and participated in, a series of events in Ottawa to honour Holocaust survivors and commemorate those who were murdered at the hands of the Nazis during the war. The main …
Speech by Tom Mulcair on National Holocaust Remembrance Day (Ottawa)
Honoured survivors, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen—Ellie Wiesel once told us, “The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference.” And so it is that we gather here today to reaffirm our vow never to become indifferent to the unspeakable …
