Recent Statements
Statement by Member (Toet) on Foreign Affairs
Mr. Lawrence Toet (Elmwood—Transcona, CPC): Mr. Speaker, the firing of rockets by Hamas into Israeli communities has been and continues to be a regular occurrence. These attacks strike police stations, coffee shops and even elementary schools are done without remorse. …
Statement by Member (Adler)
Mr. Mark Adler (York Centre, CPC): Mr. Speaker, last week the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Foreign Affairs attended the World Economic Forum’s annual gathering in Davos, Switzerland. Today, they are visiting Israel. The ministers are attending a …
Oral Question by Member (John Weston)
Mr. John Weston (West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country, CPC): Mr. Speaker, as you know, and as our Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs have said on many occasions, Iran presents the greatest threat to global peace and security …
Statement by Member (Costas Menegakis) on Iran
Mr. Costas Menegakis (Richmond Hill, CPC): Mr. Speaker, today our government announced expanded sanctions against Iran in an effort to further apply pressure to a regime that both undermines regional and global security and regularly turns a blind eye to …
Minister Baird Meets with Israel’s President Shimon Peres
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird meets with Israel’s President Shimon Peres in Jerusalem. The Minister discussed a wide range of issues including Canada-Israel bilateral relations, regional security and economic cooperation. This is the first leg of a Middle East tour …
Address by Minister Baird at 12th Annual Herzliya Conference
It is a privilege and a pleasure to be with you this evening. This is my third visit to Israel, though my first as foreign minister. I was last here as transport minister in 2010. While I didn’t make it …
Minister Baird Meets with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird meets with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem as part of a series of high-level meetings. Baird reiterated that Canada will not accept to stay silent while the Jewish state is attacked for defending …
Statement by the Prime Minister of Canada on International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Prime Minister Stephen Harper today issued the following statement to mark the United Nations’ annual International Day of Commemoration to honour the victims of the Holocaust: “On this solemn 67th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, the largest Nazi concentration …
Statement – Ministers Kenney and Baird issue statement on the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
Ottawa, January 27, 2012 – The Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, and The Honourable John Baird, Minister of Foreign Affairs, issued the following statement on the 7th annual UN International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the …
Statement by Liberal Leader Bob Rae on International Holocaust Remembrance Day
MONTREAL— Liberal Leader Bob Rae made the following statement today on International Holocaust Remembrance Day: “On the 67thanniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, we reflect on the millions who died and the countless who suffered at the hands of blind …
