Foreign Affairs committee  As you correctly point out, one of the contributing factors right now is that Russia currently chairs the Arctic Council between 2021 and 2023. The membership of the Arctic Council is on the basis of geography and therefore all Arctic states are members. Again, the statement tha

Foreign Affairs committee  I can respond quickly just confirming that Canada has already dedicated funding through its peace ops funding in support of demining. As well, we are working with our development partners on the ground, programs that we have worked with previously, to see if there are areas that

Foreign Affairs committee  We have been and are definitely in direct contact with some of our programs on the ground with respect to the immediate ability to strengthen food security, yes.

Foreign Affairs committee  I can certainly confirm that discussions have been regular and ongoing with respect to the pause of the Arctic Council, including not only amongst the states involved but also with Canadian stakeholders and permanent participants represented to the council in order to try to effe

Foreign Affairs committee  I would say that would probably be a question better posed to the Department of National Defence.

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you. Reference has been made to Minister Wilkinson's announcement and Canada's commitment to engage with partners to help in ways that we can, including through the increase in production, as well as working with partners in areas of renewable energies.

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you. Disinformation and its continuous use is, of course, of considerable concern to Canada. We have condemned President Putin's use of disinformation, not only to create a pretext for the original invasion but also in pursuing a narrative throughout the period of the conf

Foreign Affairs committee  I know we're short on time, and I don't believe I have a report on that issue for you, so we'll be happy to refer it.

Foreign Affairs committee  I'm afraid I'm unable to give you the details of an update on that, but we'll be happy to try to get that for you.

Foreign Affairs committee  I'll take that question as well. I think that the responsible department, IRCC, has undertaken many measures in order to facilitate the application of individuals interested in coming to Canada, including through online applications and other methodologies—

Foreign Affairs committee  To clarify, I was pointing out the methodologies just to say that I understand that the department is working to facilitate applications online as well, given the challenges you have outlined with respect to mobility. As we're able to establish operations in Ukraine, it will cer

Foreign Affairs committee  I'm sorry. I'm not familiar with the quotation. The Prime Minister has highlighted in the past the use of diplomacy as a method of keeping lines of communication open with Russia. Perhaps it was in that context.

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Perhaps I'll take this question. Of course, as the minister has indicated, Canada is working to return to Kyiv as soon as possible. Those considerations are, of course, contingent on appropriate security conditions and mitigations. An assessment is current

Foreign Affairs committee  Of course we're looking at all possible considerations. Ultimately a security assessment assesses the security threats that exist and the mitigation measures that we have in place to properly protect our staff and personnel. As I said, these assessments are ongoing. We hope to ha

Foreign Affairs committee  Given the nature of the topic, I'm not able to go into detail in terms of the security considerations, but I certainly can assure the committee that the government is looking at the considerations on the ground, with a view to our security considerations, as well as keeping in to