Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, recently welcomed the Government of Myanmar’s decision, effective February 1, 2013, to offer Canadian business...
A group of nearly 30 Canadians descended on Naypyitaw and Yangon last week, as part of a delegation organized by the Thai-Canadian Chamber of Commerce. The mission was held in conjunction with the...
Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, Ed Fast, launched a trade mission to Southeast Asia to further deepen Canada’s trade and investment ties inSoutheast Asia...
A full-court press is now on for Ottawa to re-establish its relationship with Southeast Asia. A flurry of visits and new initiatives have shown that Canada has begun to attend to the ‘other half of...
International Trade Minister and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, Ed Fast, announced that he will travel to Burma in September to help open the door for Canadian trade and investment. Minister...
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird announced Canada’s plans to open an embassy in Burma during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional Forum and Post Ministerial...
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird announced that Canada will suspend some sanctions against Burma.
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird announced that Canada will send Senator Consiglio Di Nino and Parliamentary Secretary Deepak Obhrai to Burma to witness and report on the parliamentary by-...
Editorial (Canada-Asia Viewpoints - Op-Ed) Mars 2012
Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird’s trip to Burma this month marks not only a sea-change in Canada’s relations with the government of that country, but could also signal a long-awaited renewal of...
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird will travel to Burma on March 8, 2012. This will be the first official visit to that country by a Canadian foreign minister.
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Since March 2011, Burma’s new government has initiated the most significant economic and political reforms for the country in over half a century. In light of these developments, Canada needs to...
Foreign Minister Baird said that Canada has undertaken limited strategic engagement with Burma, focused entirely on the issue of human rights.
Editorial (Canada-Asia Viewpoints - Op-Ed) Février 2011
Many people wonder if the crisis in Egypt, leading to Hosni Mubarak’s resignation on February 11, might spur similar popular upheaval for regime change in Asia. Asia has no shortage of...
Minister of International Cooperation, Beverly J. Oda, announced that the Government of Canada will provide $500,000 in humanitarian assistance to victims of Cyclone Giri in Burma.
Editorial (Canada-Asia Viewpoints - Op-Ed) Novembre 2010
The recent election and release of Aung San Suu Kyi has once again turned world attention to Myanmar. Optimism about the possibilities of ‘change’ following the election and release of Aung San Suu...
Prime Minister Harper issued the following statement on the release of Nobel Peace Laureate and pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi: “I am pleased that Aung San Suu Kyi has finally been ...
Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs, issued the following statement on Burma’s election: “The Government of Canada has been following the electoral process in Burma with great ...
Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs, issued the following statement concerning Burma’s elections on November 7, 2010: “Canada is seriously concerned that the upcoming Burmese elections,...
