NEWS RELEASES - 2006No. 164 - December 23, 2006
CANADA FULLY SUPPORTS UN RESOLUTION ON SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN No. 163 - December 21, 2006 CANADA’S NEW GOVERNMENT HAS PROVEN TRACK RECORD ON SUPPLY MANAGEMENT No. 162 - December 20, 2006 CANADA APPLAUDS UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY’S EXPRESSION OF SERIOUS CONCERN ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE IN IRAN No. 161 - December 19, 2006 STATEMENT BY MINISTER MACKAY ON HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN BURMA No. 160 - December 19, 2006 CANADA SIGNS INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON INVESTMENT DISPUTE RESOLUTION No. 159 - December 18, 2006 CANADA TAKES ECONOMIC ACTION AGAINST BELARUS No. 158 - December 15, 2006 CANADA CONCERNED OVER THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY SITUATION IN SOMALIA No. 157 - December 14, 2006 SOFTWOOD LUMBER LEGISLATION RECEIVES ROYAL ASSENT No. 156 - December 14, 2006 CANADA WELCOMES HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DECISION ON DARFUR No. 155 - December 12, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY OBHRAI TO ATTEND THE SUMMIT OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE GREAT LAKES REGION No. 154 - December 8, 2006 CANADA SUPPORTS FIJI SUSPENSION FROM THE COMMONWEALTH No. 153 - December 8, 2006 CANADA CONTRIBUTES $1.5 MILLION TO PEACE PROCESS IN NORTHERN UGANDA No. 152 - December 8, 2006 APPOINTMENT OF PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF EXPORT DEVELOPMENT CANADA No. 151 - Modification - December 6, 2006 CANADA SALUTES PROMOTION OF DEMOCRACY BY CANADIANS ABROAD No. 151 - December 6, 2006 CANADA SALUTES PROMOTION OF DEMOCRACY BY CANADIANS ABROAD No. 150 - December 5, 2006 MINISTER MACKAY CONDEMNS COUP D’ÉTAT IN FIJI No. 149 - December 4, 2006 CANADA CONGRATULATES HAITIANS ON THE HISTORIC COMPLETION OF ELECTIONS No. 148 - December 1, 2006 CANADA RESPONDS TO TYPHOON DURIAN No. 147 - December 1, 2006 CANADA TO PARTICIPATE IN INTERNATIONAL TASK FORCE ON THE HOLOCAUST No. 146 - November 30, 2006 DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENTS No. 145 - November 30, 2006 CANADA IMPLEMENTS UN RESOLUTION 1718 ON THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA No. 144 - November 27, 2006 APPOINTMENT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ASIA PACIFIC FOUNDATION OF CANADA No. 143 - November 24, 2006 APPOINTMENTS TO THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH CENTRE No. 142 - November 23, 2006 CANADA WORKS AGAINST THE SPREAD OF WEAPONS AND MATERIALS OF MASS DESTRUCTION No. 141 - November 23, 2006 FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE CANADA HOSTS ATLANTIC BUILDING PRODUCTS EXPORT CONFERENCE No. 140 - November 22, 2006 CANADA APPLAUDS WTO RULING ON GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM IMPORTS No. 139 - November 21, 2006 STATEMENT BY MINISTER MACKAY ON ADOPTION OF A CANADIAN-SPONSORED UN RESOLUTION ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN IRAN No. 138 - November 21, 2006 CANADA CONDEMNS ASSASSINATION OF LEBANESE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY No. 137 - November 20, 2006 APPOINTMENT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ASIA PACIFIC FOUNDATION OF CANADA No. 136 - November 17, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY OBHRAI TO REPRESENT GOVERNMENT AT SECOND REGIONAL ECONOMIC COOPERATION CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN No. 135 - November 15, 2006 CANADA TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK’S COOPERATION FUND FOR REGIONAL TRADE AND FINANCIAL SECURITY INITIATIVE No. 134 - November 14, 2006 MINISTER EMERSON SIGNS FIPA WITH PERU No. 133 - November 12, 2006 CANADA’S NEW GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES OVER $40 MILLION FOR MICROFINANCE PROJECTS IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD No. 132 - November 10, 2006 CANADA CONDEMNS THE KILLING OF CIVILIANS IN SRI LANKA No. 131 - November 10, 2006 DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENTS No. 130 - November 9, 2006 STATEMENT BY MINISTER MACKAY ON SUICIDE BOMBING IN PAKISTAN No. 129 - November 9, 2006 CANADA WELCOMES AGREEMENT ON NEPAL PEACE PROCESS No. 128 - November 8, 2006 STATEMENT BY MINISTER MACKAY REGARDING RECENT ESCALATION OF VIOLENCE IN GAZA No. 127 - November 2, 2006 MINISTER MACKAY CONDEMNS SENTENCING OF BELARUSIAN YOUTH ACTIVIST No. 126 - November 2, 2006 CANADA CONTRIBUTES $1 MILLION TO UN REFUGEE AGENCY No. 125 - November 1, 2006 MINISTER EMERSON ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT TO CANADIAN COMMERCIAL CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS No. 124 - October 30, 2006 CANADA WELCOMES SECOND ROUND OF ELECTIONS IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO No. 123 - October 30, 2006 COMPANIES RECEIVE U.S. DUTY REFUNDS LESS THAN THREE WEEKS AFTER SOFTWOOD LUMBER AGREEMENT CAME INTO FORCE No. 122 - October 23, 2006 MINISTER EMERSON HOSTS CANADA-INDIA BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE No. 121 - October 14, 2006 STATEMENT BY MINISTER MACKAY ON U.N. RESOLUTION ON NORTH KOREA No. 120 - October 14, 2006 CANADA CONGRATULATES MUHAMMAD YUNUS AND THE GRAMEEN BANK ON WINNING THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE No. 119 - October 13, 2006 MINISTER MACKAY WELCOMES PROGRESS IN NORTHERN IRELAND No. 118 - October 12, 2006 MINISTER EMERSON MARKS IMPLEMENTATION OF SOFTWOOD LUMBER AGREEMENT No. 117 - October 6, 2006 SOFTWOOD LUMBER AGREEMENT READY FOR IMPLEMENTATION No. 116 - October 5, 2006 STATEMENT BY MINISTER MACKAY ON NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR TEST No. 115 - October 5, 2006 DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENT No. 114 - October 2, 2006 PRECLEARANCE COMES TO HALIFAX INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT No. 113 - October 2, 2006 DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENT No. 112 - September 29, 2006 CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES AGREE TO EXTEND IMPLEMENTATION DATE OF THE SOFTWOOD LUMBER AGREEMENT No. 111 - September 29, 2006 CANADA CONDEMNS DETENTION OF PROMINENT BURMESE PRO-DEMOCRACY ACTIVISTS No. 110 - September 26, 2006 CANADA CONDEMNS KILLING OF KANDAHAR DIRECTOR OF WOMEN’S AFFAIRS No. 109 - September 21, 2006 DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENTS No. 108 - September 21, 2006 APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF AIR NEGOTIATOR FOR CANADA No. 107 - September 19, 2006 STATEMENT BY MINISTER MACKAY ON COUP D’ÉTAT IN THAILAND No. 106 - September 18, 2006 CANADA CONDEMNS BOMBING IN SOMALIA No. 105 - September 18, 2006 MINISTER EMERSON TABLES NOTICE OF WAYS AND MEANS MOTION TO IMPLEMENT SOFTWOOD LUMBER AGREEMENT No. 104 - September 17, 2006 STATEMENT BY MINISTER MACKAY CONDEMNING BOMBINGS IN SOUTHERN THAILAND No. 103 - September 15, 2006 CANADA REQUESTS WTO PANEL ON CHINA’S TREATMENT OF AUTO PARTS No. 102 - September 14, 2006 CANADA CONDEMNS THE ARREST OF ZIMBABWEANS FOR EXERCISING THEIR RIGHT TO DEMONSTRATE No. 101 - September 13, 2006 CANADA’S NEW GOVERNMENT DELIVERS A PLAN TO RETURN BILLIONS TO CANADIAN SOFTWOOD PRODUCERS No. 100 - September 12, 2006 CANADA STRONGLY SUPPORTS UN SECRETARY-GENERAL STATEMENT TO SECURITY COUNCIL ON SITUATION IN DARFUR No. 99 - September 12, 2006 MINISTER EMERSON AND U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE SCHWAB SIGN SOFTWOOD LUMBER AGREEMENT No. 98 - September 7, 2006 MINISTERS REPORT TO LEADERS ON SECURITY AND PROSPERITY PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVES No. 97 - September 6, 2006 APPOINTMENT OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ASIA PACIFIC FOUNDATION OF CANADA No. 96 - August 30, 2006 MINISTER MACKAY WELCOMES RELEASE OF RAMIN JAHANBEGLOO No. 95 - August 29, 2006 MINISTER MACKAY WARNS CANADIAN TRAVELLERS DURING HURRICANE SEASON No. 94 - August 15, 2006 STATEMENT BY MINISTER MACKAY ON ESCALATION OF HOSTILITIES IN SRI LANKA No. 93 - August 12, 2006 STATEMENT BY MINISTER MACKAY ON UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION ON THE MIDDLE EAST No. 92 - August 11, 2006 STATEMENT BY MINISTER MACKAY ON THE BANNING OF THE CENTER FOR DEFENSE OF HUMAN RIGHTS BY IRAN No. 91 - July 31, 2006 STATEMENT BY MINISTER MACKAY ON UNSC RESOLUTION ON IRAN’S NUCLEAR PROGRAM No. 90 - July 31, 2006 CANADA WELCOMES FIRST MULTI-PARTY ELECTIONS IN OVER FORTY YEARS IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO No. 89 - July 28, 2006 GOVERNMENT OF CANADA RESPONDS TO UN APPEAL FOR HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE FOR PEOPLE OF LEBANON No. 88 - July 28, 2006 CANADA WELCOMES RELEASE OF FORMER HAITIAN PRIME MINISTER YVON NEPTUNE No. 87 - July 27, 2006 MINISTER MACKAY ATTENDS ASEAN MEETINGS IN KUALA LUMPUR No. 86 - July 26, 2006 MINISTER EMERSON OPENS NEW CONSULATE GENERAL IN SAN FRANCISCO No. 85 - July 25, 2006 MINISTER MACKAY TO ATTEND ROME MEETING ON LEBANON No. 84 - July 24, 2006 GOVERNMENT OF CANADA EXPRESSES DISAPPOINTMENT AT THE SUSPENSION OF WTO DOHA DEVELOPMENT ROUND NEGOTIATIONS No. 83 - July 16, 2006 STATEMENT BY MINISTER MACKAY ON THE DEATHS OF CANADIANS IN SOUTHERN LEBANON No. 82 - July 16, 2006 STATEMENT BY MINISTER MACKAY ON EFFORTS TO SUPPORT CANADIANS IN LEBANON No. 81 - July 14, 2006 STATEMENT BY MINISTER MACKAY ON BELARUS No. 80 - July 14, 2006 GUATEMALAN FOREIGN MINISTER TO VISIT CANADA No. 79 - July 13, 2006 DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENTS No. 78 - July 12, 2006 STATEMENT BY MINISTER MACKAY ON RECENT EVENTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST No. 77 - July 11, 2006 STATEMENT BY MINISTER MACKAY ON MUMBAI TRAIN BOMBINGS No. 76 - July 10, 2006 STATEMENT BY MINISTER MACKAY ON THE DEATH OF ZAHRA KAZEMI No. 75 - July 7, 2006 MINISTER MACKAY MARKS JULY 7 BOMBINGS IN LONDON, U.K. No. 74 - July 5, 2006 CANADA CONDEMNS NORTH KOREAN MISSILE LAUNCH No. 73 - July 1, 2006 MINISTERS DISAPPOINTED BY LACK OF PROGRESS IN WTO TALKS No. 72 - June 30, 2006 MINISTER MACKAY EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER SITUATION IN THE GAZA STRIP No. 71 - June 23, 2006 STATEMENT BY MINISTER MACKAY ON THE INCLUSION OF PALESTINIAN AND ISRAELI NATIONAL SOCIETIES INTO RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT MOVEMENT No. 70 - June 21, 2006 MINISTER MACKAY CONDEMNS PRESENCE OF TEHRAN CHIEF PROSECUTOR AT UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL No. 69 - June 19, 2006 MINISTER EMERSON DISCUSSES WTO WITH PROVINCIAL AND TERRITORIAL REPRESENTATIVES No. 68 - June 19, 2006 CANADA DENOUNCES EXTENSION OF AUNG SAN SUU KYI’S DETENTION No. 67 - June 16, 2006 MINISTER MACKAY TO ATTEND UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL, SIGN PROTOCOL FOR ADDITIONAL EMBLEM FOR RED CROSS MOVEMENT AND MEET WITH GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER No. 66 - June 16, 2006 DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENTS No. 65 - June 14, 2006 CANADA CONGRATULATES PARTIES TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN CAMEROON AND NIGERIA REGARDING BAKASSI PENINSULA No. 64 - June 13, 2006 MINISTER MACKAY WELCOMES NATO SECRETARY GENERAL JAAP DE HOOP SCHEFFER No. 63 - June 8, 2006 MINISTER EMERSON OUTLINES NEW GOVERNMENT’S VISION FOR A MORE COMPETITIVE CANADA No. 62 - June 3, 2006 MINISTER MACKAY ANNOUNCES FUNDING FOR HAITI No. 61 - June 2, 2006 STATEMENT BY MINISTER MACKAY ON THE POLITICAL VIOLENCE IN SOMALIA AND ITS HUMANITARIAN IMPACT No. 60 - June 2, 2006 MINISTER MACKAY TO ATTEND OAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY No. 59 - June 1, 2006 2006/2007 EDITION OF BON VOYAGE, BUT… NOW AVAILABLE No. 58 - May 31, 2006 STATEMENT BY MINISTER MACKAY ON THE U.S. POSITION ON THE IRAN NUCLEAR ISSUE No. 57 - May 27, 2006 CANADA TAKES ACTION TO ASSIST VICTIMS OF INDONESIAN EARTHQUAKE No. 56 - May 24, 2006 MINISTER EMERSON ANNOUNCES $4.7 MILLION TO HELP CANADIAN BUSINESSES EXPORT No. 55 - May 24, 2006 GOVERNMENT OF CANADA ANNOUNCES $4.8 MILLION IN FUNDING TO SUPPORT 138 CANADIAN COMMUNITIES IN EFFORTS TO ATTRACT FOREIGN INVESTMENT No. 54 - May 20, 2006 MINISTER MACKAY WELCOMES NEW IRAQI GOVERNMENT No. 53 - May 14, 2006 ST. BONIFACE CONFERENCE A SUCCESS FOR LA FRANCOPHONIE No. 52 - May 12, 2006 GOVERNOR GENERAL TO ATTEND SWEARING-IN OF HAITIAN PRESIDENT No. 51 - May 12, 2006 CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES STRENGTHEN NORTH AMERICAN AEROSPACE DEFENCE COMMAND No. 50 - May 11, 2006 MINISTER VERNER CHAIRS MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE OF LA FRANCOPHONIE ON CONFLICT PREVENTION AND HUMAN SECURITY No. 49 - May 9, 2006 CANADA ELECTED TO UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL No. 48 - May 5, 2006 CANADA CONGRATULATES PARTIES TO DARFUR PEACE AGREEMENT No. 47 - April 28, 2006 STATEMENT BY MINISTER MACKAY ON IAEA DIRECTOR GENERAL’S REPORT TO UNSC ON IRAN’S NUCLEAR PROGRAM No. 46 - April 28, 2006 MINISTER MACKAY CONCLUDES CONSTRUCTIVE NATO MEETINGS IN BULGARIA No. 45 - April 27, 2006 CANADA’S TRADE AND INDUSTRY MINISTERS AND AMBASSADOR TO THE U.S. WELCOME LONG-AWAITED AGREEMENT TO END THE CANADA-U.S. SOFTWOOD LUMBER DISPUTE No. 44 - April 27, 2006 CANADA CONDEMNS ARREST OF BELARUSIAN OPPOSITION LEADER No. 43 - April 26, 2006 MINISTER MACKAY TO ATTEND MEETINGS OF NATO FOREIGN MINISTERS IN SOFIA, BULGARIA No. 42 - April 25, 2006 CANADA ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR CHERNOBYL SHELTER No. 41 - April 24, 2006 STATEMENT BY MINISTER MACKAY CONDEMNING BOMBINGS IN DAHAB, EGYPT No. 40 - April 23, 2006 CANADA CONGRATULATES HAITI ON ELECTIONS No. 39 - April 21, 2006 CANADA CALLS FOR RETURN TO DEMOCRACY IN NEPAL No. 38 - April 17, 2006 STATEMENT BY MINISTER MACKAY CONDEMNING TODAY’S SUICIDE BOMBING IN TEL AVIV No. 37 - April 13, 2006 CANADA REQUESTS WTO CONSULTATIONS ON CHINESE TREATMENT OF AUTO PARTS No. 36 - April 13, 2006 SOFTWOOD LUMBER: CANADA WINS APPEAL AT WTO No. 35 - April 11, 2006 MINISTER MACKAY TO TRAVEL TO WASHINGTON No. 34 - April 7, 2006 MINISTER MACKAY CONDEMNS BOMBINGS OF MOSQUE IN IRAQ No. 33 - March 31, 2006 MINISTER EMERSON MEETS WITH INDONESIAN TRADE MINISTER No. 32 - March 30, 2006 CANADA WELCOMES TRANSFER OF CHARLES TAYLOR TO SPECIAL COURT FOR SIERRA LEONE No. 31 - March 29, 2006 STATEMENT BY MINISTER MACKAY ON THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL STATEMENT ON IRAN’S NUCLEAR PROGRAM No. 30 - March 29, 2006 JOINT STATEMENT BY MINISTER MACKAY AND MINISTER VERNER ON NEW PALESTINIAN GOVERNMENT AND ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE No. 29 - March 27, 2006 MINISTER MACKAY MEETS WITH BELARUSIAN AMBASSADOR AND ANNOUNCES MEASURES AGAINST BELARUS No. 28 - March 27, 2006 CANADA STRENGTHENS SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF LA FRANCOPHONIE No. 27 - March 25, 2006 CANADA CONDEMNS ONGOING CONFRONTATION WITH PROTESTORS IN BELARUS No. 26 - March 24, 2006 NAFTA MINISTERS COMMIT TO STRENGTHENING NORTH AMERICAN COMPETITIVENESS No. 25 - March 21, 2006 CANADA TOPS G7 AGAIN AS MOST COST-COMPETITIVE COUNTRY IN WHICH TO DO BUSINESS No. 24 - March 20, 2006 CANADA CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL DAY OF LA FRANCOPHONIE No. 23 - March 17, 2006 NAFTA PANEL AFFIRMS CANADIAN SOFTWOOD LUMBER NOT SUBSIDIZED No. 22 - March 15, 2006 CANADA WELCOMES UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL No. 21 - March 15, 2006 FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTER TO VISIT CANADA No. 20 - March 10, 2006 STATEMENT BY MINISTER MACKAY ON THE DEATH OF TOM FOX No. 19 - March 10, 2006 CANADA WELCOMES AFRICAN UNION DECISION TO SUPPORT TRANSITION TO UN PEACEKEEPING MISSION IN DARFUR No. 18 - March 9, 2006 MINISTER MACKAY TO TRAVEL TO NEW YORK No. 17 - March 8, 2006 MINISTER MACKAY CONDEMNS BOMBINGS IN VARANASI, INDIA No. 16 - March 7, 2006 STATEMENT BY MINISTER MACKAY ON THE MIDDLE EAST No. 15 - February 28, 2006 MEXICAN FOREIGN SECRETARY TO VISIT CANADA No. 14 - February 22, 2006 STATEMENT BY MINISTER MACKAY ON ATTACK ON IRAQI MOSQUE No. 13 - February 20, 2006 MINISTER MACKAY TO TRAVEL TO LONDON, TURIN AND BRUSSELS No. 12 - February 19, 2006 STATEMENT ON CANADA’S RESPONSE TO THE SITUATION IN THE PHILIPPINES No. 11 - February 17, 2006 MINISTER MACKAY EXPRESSES CONDOLENCES FOLLOWING PHILIPPINES LANDSLIDE No. 10 - February 16, 2006 LETTER FROM DEPUTY MINISTER HARDER TO ALLAN ROCK No. 9 - February 8, 2006 CANADA CONGRATULATES HAITI ON ELECTIONS No. 8 - February 8, 2006 STATEMENT BY MINISTER MACKAY ON REACTION TO CARICATURES OF PROPHET MOHAMMED No. 7 - February 4, 2006 GOVERNMENT OF CANADA STATEMENT ON SINKING OF EGYPTIAN FERRY No. 6 - February 4, 2006 CANADA WELCOMES IAEA DECISION TO REPORT CONCERNS REGARDING IRAN’S NUCLEAR PROGRAM TO THE UNSC No. 5 - January 20, 2006 GOVERNMENT OF CANADA STATEMENT ON IRAQ ELECTIONS No. 4 - January 19, 2006 GOVERNMENT OF CANADA STATEMENT ON CÔTE D’IVOIRE No. 3 - January 12, 2006 CANADA EXPRESSES SERIOUS CONCERN ABOUT IRAN’S RESUMPTION OF URANIUM ENRICHMENT-RELATED ACTIVITIES No. 2 - January 11, 2006 CANADA LAUNCHES CHALLENGE OF NEW U.S. SOFTWOOD DUTY RATE No. 1 - January 7, 2006 STATEMENT BY MINISTER PETTIGREW ON DEATH OF THE UN COMMANDER IN HAITI |