Anita Anand

Canada will be sending more than 18,000 emergency items from Canadian Red Cross stockpiles to the area in addition to the $5 million Ottawa has already pledged in humanitarian aid.

We recognize with empathy the profound impact that this situation is having on families and communities across our country.

Our priority is to locate Canadians and permanent residents and confirm their safety while offering support wherever and whenever possible.

More can be sent if needed.

We are aware of 866 Canadians who are in Nepal.

Nepal is facing a devastating humanitarian emergency with catastrophic damage.

Canada expects international humanitarian law to be upheld and will continue pressing for a full accounting of what happened, along with justice for the seven workers who were killed and their families.

International law is clear that Israeli settlements in the West Bank are illegal. This is the position of the international community reaffirmed by the United Nations Security Council.

It is unacceptable the Israeli military did not pursue a criminal investigation into the death of Flickinger and his colleagues.

I highlighted that Canada will continue to engage constructively with the United States on trade and to strengthen our economic relationship.

Serious failures were identified in the conduct of the strike, and closing the case without further accountability leaves their families without the answers they have sought for more than two years.

Canada calls on Iran to de-escalate and respect international navigation rights.

Freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz is essential to global trade and energy security. Today’s sanctions target individuals whose actions undermine these principles and threaten global economic and energy security.

My whole team with me on this trip are women. Every single person.

The underlying way in which these private sector links will grow is through Canadian companies operating across the African continent, showing by example that it is profitable to be here.

Côte d'Ivoire is a country that has priority standing in our Africa strategy.

This reflects the growing importance of our bilateral relationship and Canada's commitment to strengthening ties with West Africa in general.

There is a definite aspect to supporting the strength of women in the workforces here.

This is what we call the trade-development nexus. It is not one or the other, it is not silos.

It can make a practical difference, but the ask has to be made, and we are making the asks.

Diplomacy can make a difference.

I have asked our diplomats to do, and in fact what I am doing myself, is to say wherever we are in the world, let’s ensure that we’re advocating for Canadian commercial interests.

Our foreign policy has taken a significant shift from previous iterations of Canada’s foreign policy, owing to the geopolitical environment in which we’re operating, and a ruptured economic order.

I have to ensure that we’re still prepared and servicing relationships that have had less attention than is ideal.

We have what the world wants.