Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Foreign Affairs committee  As I said earlier, markets for Ukrainian food production are critical. It's critical that we find ways to get food from Ukraine, which is produced by incredibly resilient farmers for the developing world and countries that depend upon it and need it. The bans put in place to pr

Foreign Affairs committee  Earlier, in your previous discussions with Her Excellency the ambassador, you noted the issue of mine action in this country. Canada has had a specific interest in that area of work in the past, as it does currently. As I noted, a significant region of this country, from northeas

Foreign Affairs committee  I think it's critical for Ukraine to maintain and have sustained market demand across the world, including in Canada, for the products that it grows. Ukraine is suffering because the Black Sea initiative has been halted by the Russian Federation as of July. It's suffering becaus

Foreign Affairs committee  Certainly, Mr. Chair, the unavailability of fertilizer in the world stands at the worst level since prepandemic: We know that the price indexes are now at 98% above the prepandemic level for fertilizer, according to the IMF. It's very clear that without access to fertilizer, the

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. On behalf of the United Nations World Food Programme in Ukraine, I'm honoured to sit before the committee today. As you know, the Russian Federation's full-scale invasion of Ukraine has persisted now for more than 20 months. Every day we bear witness to th