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January 2025 - Canada Special Weapons News
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- Joint Statement on Myanmar Australia DFAT 01 Feb 2025 -- Four years on from the military coup in Myanmar: joint statement by Australia, Canada, the European Union, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States.
- 2025 Presidential Elections in Belarus: joint statement to the OSCE UK FCDO 31 Jan 2025 -- The UK and other members of the Informal Group of Friends of Democratic Belarus deliver a joint statement on elections in Belarus and the deteriorating human rights situation.
- Secretary Rubio's Meeting with Canadian Foreign Minister Joly US Dept. of State 29 Jan 2025
- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with premiers on the Canada-U.S. relationship Prime Minister of Canada 29 Jan 2025 -- Today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Minister of Finance and Intergovernmental Affairs, Dominic LeBlanc, met virtually with Canada's premiers to discuss the Canada-U.S. relationship. As a follow-up to last week's call, the Prime Minister reiterated the importance of lifting barriers to trade between provinces and territories and looked forward to the outcomes of the urgent meeting of the Committee on Internal Trade in Toronto, Ontario, this Friday.
- India's comments on a Canadian Commission's report India MEA 28 Jan 2025 -- "We have seen a report about alleged activities on purported interference. It is in fact Canada which has been consistently interfering in India's internal affairs."
- Commission Releases Final Report on Foreign Interference Canada - Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions 28 Jan 2025 -- The Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions has released its Final Report following a 15 month investigation.
- HMCS Harry DeWolf departs for counter-narcotics operations with US forces Canada 28 Jan 2025 -- On Sunday, January 26, His Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) Harry DeWolf departedits home port of Halifax, Nova Scotia, for a six-week deployment in the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean involving counter-narcotics related activities with US forces.
- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with Prime Minister of Poland Donald Tusk Prime Minister of Canada 28 Jan 2025
- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with President of Poland Andrzej Duda Prime Minister of Canada 28 Jan 2025
- Minister Joly announces new sanctions in response to fraudulent presidential election and ongoing human rights violations in Belarus Canada 27 Jan 2025 -- The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada is imposing new sanctions against 10 individuals and 12 entities under the Special Economic Measures (Belarus) Regulations in response to ongoing gross and systematic human rights violations committed by the Lukashenko regime in Belarus, as well as its support of Russia's violation of Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
- Statement on escalation of violence in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo Canada 25 Jan 2025 -- The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development, today issued the following statement regarding the current situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC):
- Minister Joly speaks with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio Canada 23 Jan 2025
- Secretary Rubio's Call with Canadian Foreign Minister Joly US Dept. of State 22 Jan 2025
- Statement by the Prime Minister on the Day of Unity of Ukraine Prime Minister of Canada 22 Jan 2025 -- The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on the Day of Unity of Ukraine.
- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with premiers on the Canada-U.S. relationship and internal trade Prime Minister of Canada 22 Jan 2025 -- Canada and the United States are friends, partners, and allies. Together, we have built the world's closest and most integrated economies and supply chains, created millions of good jobs for people in both countries, and operated the longest and most secure border on Earth. Canadians and Americans understand the profound importance of the ties that unite our two countries when it comes to our shared economic prosperity and continental security.
- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz Prime Minister of Canada 17 Jan 2025 -- Today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with the Chancellor of Germany, Olaf Scholz.
- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with Council on Canada-U.S. Relations Prime Minister of Canada 17 Jan 2025 -- Today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau convened the first meeting of the newly established Council on Canada-U.S. Relations. The Council, which comprises leaders in business, innovation, and policy, will provide advice to the Prime Minister and Cabinet on issues related to Canada-U.S. relations, including the threat of tariffs.
- Taiwan will remain 'important' in Canada's Indo-Pacific strategy: Envoy CNA 16 Jan 2025 -- Canada will maintain its Indo-Pacific strategy, even if the country elects a new government later this year, and Taiwan will remain a strong partner, Canada's representative to Taipei said Wednesday.
- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen Prime Minister of Canada 16 Jan 2025 -- Today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.
- US, Canadian warships conduct joint drills in South China Sea Radio Free Asia 13 Jan 2025 -- Canadian naval vessel HMCS Ottawa successfully completed a joint exercise with U.S. Navy destroyer USS Higgins amid tension in the South China Sea, the Canadian Joint Operations Command said.
- Minister Hussen announces humanitarian assistance for Syria following visit to Middle East Canada 13 Jan 2025 -- Canada continues to be deeply concerned by the dire humanitarian situation in Syria. The Syrian peoples' needs have reached unprecedented levels after 13 years of crisis, with over 16 million people, almost 70% of the country's population, urgently requiring assistance.
- Design contract award announcement and construction underway of new 21 Electronic Warfare Regiment facility at CFB Kingston Canada 13 Jan 2025 -- Today, Mark Gerretsen, Member of Parliament for Kingston and the Islands, on behalf of the Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, announced the contract award for the new 21 Electronic Warfare Regiment (21 EW Regt) facility at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Kingston. MP Gerretsen also participated in a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of construction.
- G7 Denounces the Lack of Democratic Legitimacy of Today's Presidential Inauguration in Venezuela US Dept. of State 10 Jan 2025 -- The text of the following statement was released by the G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union.
- Canada imposes new sanctions against Venezuelan officials involved in human rights violations Canada 10 Jan 2025 -- Today, the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced that Canada is imposing new sanctions against certain Venezuelan officials under the Special Economic Measures (Venezuela) Regulations.
- Backgrounder: Canada imposes sanctions against Venezuelan officials involved in human rights violations Canada 10 Jan 2025
- HMCS Margaret Brooke departs for Operation PROJECTION 2025 Canada 10 Jan 2025 -- His Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) Margaret Brooke departed Halifax today, bound for the South American and Antarctic regions, marking the debut of Operation (Op) PROJECTION 2025 for the Harry DeWolf-class vessel. The mission marks the first circumnavigation of South America and visit to Antarctica by a Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) vessel.
- Defence Minister Bill Blair commits $440 million in military assistance to Ukraine Canada 09 Jan 2025 -- Today, at the 25th Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) meeting, the Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, announced $440 million in military assistance to Ukraine.
- Chinese navy shadows Canadian warship in East China Sea: media Radio Free Asia 09 Jan 2025 -- Canadian naval vessel HMCS Ottawa sailing in the East China Sea was closely shadowed by a Chinese warship, according to a reporter from Canada's CTV television network embedded on the ship.
- Expert slams Canadian media 'turning black into white' by hyping PLA shadowing Canadian warship in E. China Sea Global Times 08 Jan 2025 -- Canadian media on Wednesday claimed that a Chinese warship shadowed a Canadian naval vessel in the East China Sea, but a Chinese expert noted that the Canadian report was deliberately vague on the exact location of the Canadian warship, and it is legitimate for China to conduct identification and verification on foreign vessels near it. Besides, Canadian warship and aircraft have a track record of making provocative moves at China's doorstep.
- Canadian National Sentenced to 40 Months for Multimillion-Dollar Export Control Scheme US Dept. of Justice 08 Jan 2025 -- Nikolay Goltsev, 38, of Montreal, Canada, was sentenced today to 40 months in prison for conspiring to commit export control violations. Goltsev masterminded a global procurement scheme on behalf of sanctioned Russian companies, including Russian military companies. Some of the electronic components shipped by Goltsev were later found in seized Russian weapons platforms and signals intelligence equipment in Ukraine.
- Canadian PM dismisses Trump's idea to merge Canada into U.S. People's Daily 08 Jan 2025 -- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday dismissed U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's willingness to use "economic force" to merge Canada into the United States.
- Trump doubles down on Canada merging with U.S. after Trudeau resigns as PM People's Daily 07 Jan 2025 -- U.S. President-elect Donald Trump reacted Monday to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's resignation announced earlier in the day, doubling down on his notion that Canada should be absorbed into the United States as the latter's 51st state.
- Joint Press Statement on the Human Rights and Humanitarian Situation in Myanmar US Dept. of State 06 Jan 2025 -- The text of the following joint statement was released by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union and the Governments of the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, the Republic of Korea, Switzerland, Timor-Leste, and the United Kingdom to address the human rights and humanitarian crisis in Myanmar.
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