Anita Anand

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

Diplomacy can make a difference.

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

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.

It is diplomacy like Canada has not done before, in the recent past.

Certainly, it reflects a changed foreign policy.