Canada s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. | Photo Credit:
Reuters
Mr. Trudeau said that Minister of Foreign Affairs Marc Garneau had “direct conversations” with his Indian counterpart S. Jaishankar about how Canada can help. Canada will provide 10 million dollars to India to support the country in its fight against the unprecedented second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced. Addressing a press conference, Mr. Trudeau said that Minister of Foreign Affairs Marc Garneau had “direct conversations” with his Indian counterpart S. Jaishankar about how Canada can best help, including the donation of extra medical supplies.
“We are also ready to provide 10 million dollars through the Canadian Red Cross to the Indian Red Cross,” the Prime Minister said.
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PM commits $10M to India for COVID-19 relief as Canada s vaccine rate rises
by Lasia Kretzel
Last Updated Apr 27, 2021 at 2:55 pm EDT
FILE Prime Minister Justin Trudeau provides an update on the COVID pandemic during a press conference in Ottawa on Friday, Nov. 13, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Summary
Prime minister says Canada now second in the G20 on COVID-19 vaccination rates
Canada in talks regarding international COVID-19 vaccination travel passport
OTTAWA (NEWS 1130) – The prime minister is committing $10 million in supports for India amid its devastating COVID-19 crisis, just as our country’s vaccination rate is bumping up.
With India posting shocking daily COVID-19 case counts in excess of 300,000, Justin Trudeau says Canada is fronting the money to help with relief efforts and protective equipment.
Friday, 23 April 2021, 11:39
FMs of Ukraine and Canada discuss investigation into UIA plane crash in Iran
23.04.2021 09:47
Ukrinform
The foreign ministers of Ukraine and Canada discussed the progress of the investigation into the downing of Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 in January 2020.
Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Marc Garneau wrote about this on his Twitter account. I spoke with my counterpart from Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba about our two countries’ continued efforts to hold Iran accountable and get justice for the victims of PS752, Garneau said.
He added that he also expressed concern about Russia s aggressive actions in eastern Ukraine. I also conveyed that Canada is deeply concerned by Russia’s military build-up around Ukraine and illegally annexed Crimea, as well as Russia’s plans to restrict access to parts of the Black Sea and Kerch Strait, the minister said.
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Ukraine has recently come under immense pressure from Russia following a trend of increasing violence in Ukraine’s occupied territories over the past months. The situation is precarious and some analysts indicate that Russia could be ready for a full-scale invasion of Ukraine within a month. What is often overlooked in this situation is Canada’s close involvement (or entanglement) in Ukraine, and the possibility of our involvement in armed conflict.
During this time of heightened tensions, Canada has remained a vocal and active supporter of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. Canada has strong ties to Ukraine stemming from the large Ukrainian diaspora throughout our country and Canada has also been heavily involved in the promotion of Ukrainian statehood and reforms since the fall of the Soviet empire. Just in recent days, as Russia amasses troops along Ukraine’s eastern border and transfers elements of an air-assault division to occupied Crimea