Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says Canadian officials are monitoring the situation in the Middle East “closely” after reports Iran fired air defences to thwart a suspected Israeli drone attack Friday morning. Her comment, posted on the social media platform X early on Friday, came as G7 foreign ministers are currently meeting in Italy, and … Read more
Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly said Monday she urged her Israeli counterpart to “please take the win” and refrain from further escalation after Iran’s mass drone and missile attack on Israel over the weekend. Nearly all of the hundreds of missiles and drones launched by Iran toward Israel on Saturday were intercepted, according to the … Read more
Beijing is seeking to improve relations with Ottawa after years of diplomatic unease, and though it’s not clear whether Canada is ready to play ball, some experts say there are practical reasons to look for better co-operation. “The strained relations between our two countries is actually not what we would like to see,” China’s ambassador … Read more
Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says Canada has airlifted 18 Canadians out of Haiti, as assisted departures began from the Caribbean nation on Monday. “We know the security situation has deteriorated in recent weeks,” Joly said. “Now the gangs have taken the airport leaving no way to leave Port-au-Prince without putting families in danger.” Joly … Read more
Canada’s foreign minister has slammed Vladimir Putin’s re-election in Russia as a “flawed electoral process.” “While he may celebrate today,” Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said in a statement Monday, “history will judge Putin poorly for his authoritarianism, war and the illegal attempted annexation of the territory of a neighbouring country.” After years of eroding … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is asking MPs to support more funding for Global Affairs Canada, despite the Liberals undertaking cutbacks across the government. Joly said earlier this week that the United States, France and rapidly developing countries are staffing up to meet the challenges of an … Read more
Canada will continue to closely follow the case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said Friday following an interim ruling that ordered Israel to do all it can to prevent death, destruction and any acts of genocide in Gaza. The ruling did not order a ceasefire. It also … Read more
