According to the 2024 World Drug Report by the UNODC, drug use continues to rise, reaching 292 million people in 2022, a 20% increase over the past decade. Alarmingly, nearly 64 million people suffer from drug use disorders, yet only 1 in 11 receives the necessary treatment. Particularly concerning to the Embassy of Canada in […]

December 17, 2024

December 5, 2024

November 18, 2024 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with the President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, on the margins of the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Prime Minister Trudeau congratulated President Sheinbaum on her historic inauguration as Mexico’s first woman president. The Prime Minister and the President discussed […]

November 18, 2024

Statement November 14, 2024 – Mexico City, Mexico On November 13 – 14, the Governments of Canada, Mexico, and the United States met in Mexico City for the Eighth Meeting of the North American Drug Dialogue (NADD). The annual NADD meeting brings together drug policy leaders, public health experts, and law enforcement professionals from the […]

November 15, 2024

November 8, 2024 – Ottawa, Ontario – Global Affairs Canada The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced the following diplomatic appointment: Cameron MacKay becomes Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United Mexican States. Mr. MacKay replaces Graeme Clark. Biographical Note Cameron MacKay (BA [Economics and Industrial Relations], McGill University, 1990; MES, York University, 1996) […]

November 8, 2024