Anita Anand: “Our economies, which have been integrated for decades upon decades, are mutually interdependent.”

The testimony that we have heard over the past two days underscores the intense and unacceptable suffering that we know exists at Russia’s hands.

These aren’t simply unfortunate consequences of war. They are documented violations of international law that demand attention.

The tide does not wait; you must move with it," Anand used an analogy that she said comes from her roots in rural Nova Scotia.

Canada is an open, pluralistic society, with a public square full of robust and civil debate. Our success is underpinned by this civility, by our democratic institutions and by respect for our differences," she said.