Canada
Canada
- Speaker
- H.E. Ms. Anita Anand, Minister for Foreign Affairs
- Date
- 29 September 2025
- Session
- 80th Session · 2025
No full statement text is available for this entry.
Like Bolivia, Canada's page on gadebate.un.org does not include a "Full statement" PDF — only the audio recording (~19 minutes) and a UN-drafted statement summary are published.
What is publicly known from the UN's official statement summary (press release GA/12715 — summary, not verbatim):
Anita Anand, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Canada, said her country has always been an innovative leader on global issues: "Canada does not retreat from duty; it does not walk away from building and strengthening peace. It remains a stable and reliable partner, both in business and in collective security." She said unilateralism and protectionism weaken the international institutions and rule of law that are the bedrock of the post-war order. "Retreat is not an option. Canada will not turn inwards," she said, emphasizing that Canada will work to reform and strengthen multilateral institutions, including the United Nations.
On the Arctic, she said Canada will safeguard its sovereignty, modernize the North American Aerospace Defense Command with the United States, bolster NATO with its fellow members, and work with Indigenous peoples to ensure the region remains a place of peace, cooperation, and sustainable development.
On Russia's aggression against Ukraine, she said "Putin cannot be permitted to redraw boundaries at his will." Ukraine is not backing down, nor will its friends, including Canada, adding that to support Ukraine is to support sovereignty, dignity, and peace.
On Gaza, she called on Hamas to lay down its weapons and release all remaining hostages immediately, and called on Israel to protect civilians, open land corridors for unimpeded humanitarian assistance, and ensure the security of healthcare facilities. She said Canada's recognition of the State of Palestine reflects its commitment to the two-state solution, and that Canada will participate "in every way we can" to achieve a ceasefire and support the political processes that should follow.
On Haiti, she said Canada supports the Security Council's efforts to create a new mission to tackle gang violence, re-establish governance, and open the way to a stable democracy.
She went on to detail Canada's steps to deepen its partnerships with Europe, the Indo-Pacific region, the Americas, and Africa, including, the week before her statement, a strategic defence partnership with the European Union.
If an official verbatim transcript becomes available (e.g. from Global Affairs Canada), this entry can be completed with the full translated/original text.