Pierre Pettigrew Canada Quotations

Canada has always been a strong supporter of China's accession to the WTO... We look forward to playing a constructive role in helping complete China's accession.

We are all discovering together, of course, just how huge this disaster is, ... It is touching a lot more people than we thought on Saturday, so I think Canada has been pretty fast off the mark.

While the details are still unfolding, this is clearly an act directed against innocent civilians. The perpetrators must be found and brought to justice. Canada condemns all acts of terrorism and is committed to working with Indonesia in the fight against international terrorism.

This agreement is good news for both Canada and China, ... It provides significant access to the Chinese market for not only large -- but also small and medium-size -- Canadian enterprises and brings China one step closer to membership in the WTO.

In the face of so much devastation, Canada is continuing to work closely with local authorities and international agencies to see what more Canada can do to assist as part of a broader international effort,

Canada's sovereignty over Hans Island is longstanding and based on a solid foundation in international law. This includes the discovery of the Arctic islands by British explorers and subsequent devolution to Canada.

Canada has always claimed our sovereignty over Hans Island. Denmark does the same. We have to dig out maps of 40 years ago and this sort of thing. ... We will take the time it takes in resolving it in a mature way.

Canada has always been a strong supporter of China's accession to the WTO, ... We look forward to playing a constructive role in helping complete China's accession.

Canada calls on all parties to engage in an open and peaceful dialogue in a spirit of political reconciliation to promote a functioning, multi-party parliamentary democracy in Ethiopia,

Canada urges both sides to use this momentum to reinvigorate peace talks, and to pursue the goals set out in the Road Map for Peace,

Canada strongly condemns this terrorist act, and we are deeply troubled by such incidents. On behalf of all Canadians, we extend our deepest sympathies to the victims and their families,