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The Government of Canada has made freedom of religion a foreign policy priority. Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird, through Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada and its network of missions abroad, will continue to stand up for human rights issues and take principled positions to promote freedom, democracy, human rights and the rule of law. Canada will continue to speak out regarding violations of freedom of religion and to denounce violence against human rights defenders and attacks on worshippers and places of worship around the world.
- 2013-05-17 - Canada Condemns Bombings of Mosques in Iraq and Pakistan
- 2013-05-14 - Canada Condemns Iran’s Continued Religious Freedom Violations, Including Persecution of Bahá’ís
- 2013-05-06 - Canada Condemns Church Bombing in Tanzania
- 2013-05-03 - Canada Urges Immediate Release of Azad Sally
- 2013-04-25 - Canada Condemns Abduction of Archbishops in Syria
- 2013-04-02 - Canada Expands Diplomatic Reach
- 2013-03-22 - Canada Concerned by Deadly Violence in Burma
- 2013-03-13 - Statement by the Prime Minister of Canada on the announcement of the next Pope of the Catholic Church
- 2013-03-09 - Canada Condemns Violence Against Christian Community in Pakistan
- 2013-03-08 - Canada Condemns Deadly Violence in Bangladesh
- 2013-02-19 - PM announces the establishment of the Office of Religious Freedom
- 2013-02-01 - Minister Baird Condemns Suicide Attack at Pakistani Mosques
- 2013-01-29 - Minister Baird Concerned Over Iran’s Involvement in Terror Probe
- 2012-12-20 - Canada Again Leads UN Condemnation of Iran
- 2012-12-14 - Canada Concerned about Rash of Tibetan Self-Immolations
- 2012-12-10 - Baird Marks Human Rights Day
- 2012-10-28 - Canada Condemns Attack at Church in Northern Nigeria
- 2012-10-26 - Baird Concerned About Renewed Violence in Rakhine State
- 2012-10-26 - Baird Condemns Eid Attack in Afghanistan
- 2012-10-14 - Canada Condemns Attack on Muslim Worshippers in Nigeria
- 2012-09-12 - Canada Deplores Deadly Attack on US Consulate in Libya
- 2012-08-20 - Canada Concerned over Arrest of Young Pakistani Girl
- 2012-08-07 - Canada Condemns Attack on Nigerian Church
- 2012-08-05 - Canada Condemns Sikh Temple Attack
- 2012-07-31 - Statement by Baird on Situation in Mali
- 2012-07-18 - Baird Offers Condolences After Deadly Explosion in Bulgaria
- 2012-07-01 - Baird Condemns Attacks on Churches, Supports kenya's Fight Against Terror
- 2012-06-28 - Baird Condemns Iran for Anti-Semetic Remarks at UN Forum
- 2012-06-20 - Baird Concerned by Violence in Nigeria
- 2012-06-19 - Canada Condemns Attack on West Bank Mosque
- 2012-04-14 - Canada Remains Concerned By Iran's Continued Persecution of Bahá'ís and Religious Minorities
- 2012-04-29 - Canada Condemns Latest Chruch Attacks in Nigeria
- 2012-04-22 - Canada Urgest Respect for Minorities in Sudan
- 2012-04-08 - Minister Baird Condemns Easter Attack in Nigeria
- 2012-03-14 - Baird Honours Human Rights Defenders (Shahbaz Bhatti)
- 2012-02-13 - Canada Condemns Attacks Targeting Israeli Diplomats
- 2011-12-25 - Canada Condemns Attacks in Nigeria
- 2011-12-16 - Canada Deplores West Bank Mosque Attack
- 2011-12-09 - Canada Marks Human Rights Day
- 2011-12-06 - Minister Baird Condemns Attacks in Afghanistan on Day of Ashura
- 2011-11-05 - Statement by Minister Baird on Deadly Violence in Nigeria
- 2011-10-19 - Minister Baird Statement on Bahá’í Educators in Iran
- 2011-10-04 - Canada Condemns Arson Attack at Mosque in Israel
- 2011-09-28 - Minister Baird Deplores Possible Death Sentence for Apostasy in Iran
- 2011-09-02 - Minister Baird Expresses Concern over Situation for Religious Minorities in Iran
- 2011-08-16 - Minister Baird Concerned by Reported Human Rights Violations in South Kordofan, Sudan
- 2011-08-03 - Minister Baird Denounces Church Bombing in Iraq
- 2011-07-07 - Minister Baird Denounces Possible Death Sentence for Apostasy in Iran
- 2013-05-16 - Protecting and Promoting Religious Freedom
- 2013-05-10 - Ambassador Bennett Addresses Holocaust Remembrance Conference
- 2013-04-16 - Ambassador Bennett Meets with Religious Leaders in Kazakhstan
- 2013-04-16 - Ambassador Bennett Attends Ahmadiyya Global Peace Symposium
- 2013-04-16 - Ambassador Bennett Meets with Members of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
- 2013-04-16 - Ambassador Bennett Meets with Kazakhstani Ambassador-at-Large
- 2013-04-16 - Ambassador Bennett Meets with Jehovah’s Witnesses
- 2013-04-16 - Ambassador Bennett Meets with Radical Middle Way
- 2013-04-16 - Ambassador Bennett Meets with Shi’a Foundation Representatives
- 2013-01-22 - Promoting and Protecting Religious Freedom
- 2012-12-04 - Canada Co-hosts Religious Freedom or Belief Conference
- 2012-10-08 - Promoting Canadian Values in Nigerian Civil Society
- 2012-10-08 - Baird Encourages Religious Freedom and Pluralism in Visits to Nigerian Holy Sites
- 2012-01-18 - Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird Meets with Representatives of Faith-Based Groups on Canada’s Office of Religious Freedom
- 2011-10-03 - Minister Baird Holds a Roundtable Consultation on Office of Religious Freedoms
- 2011-08-03 - Minister Baird Meets with U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom
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2012-09-27 - Canada Reiterates Commitment to Religious Freedom
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2013-02-19 - PM announces the establishment of the Office of Religious Freedom
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