Statements
A complete listing of the department's statements issued in the last year. Archives are also accessible from this page.
2013
April
- Minister Kent discusses long term climate financing and clean energy in Washington
WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 12, 2013 – Canada's Environment Minister, the Honourable Peter Kent, today issued a statement following his participation in a ministerial meeting on mobilizing climate finance and the Major Economies Forum on Climate and Energy (MEF) in Washington, D.C.
March
- Environment Canada Celebrates World Meteorological Day
OTTAWA, Ont. – March 23, 2013 – Canada’s Environment Minister, the Honourable Peter Kent, issued the following Statement to mark World Meteorological Day:
- World Water Day
OTTAWA, Ont. – March 22, 2013 – Canada’s Environment Minister, the Honourable Peter Kent, issued the following statement on World Water Day 2013:
- Polar bear decision at the 16th Conference of Parties for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
OTTAWA, Ont. – March 15, 2013 – Canada’s Environment Minister, the Honourable Peter Kent, along with Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency, the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, today issued the following joint statement with regard to the polar bear decision at the 16th Conference of the Parties for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
February
- Government of Canada’s Response to Fall 2012 Report of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development
JUKKASJÄRVI, Sweden – February 5, 2013 – Canada’s Environment Minister, the Honourable Peter Kent, issued the following statement on behalf of the Government of Canada in response to the tabling of the Fall 2012 report from the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development (CESD).
- Canada’s Environment Minister Celebrates our Achievements on World Wetlands Day
OTTAWA, Ont. – February 4, 2013 – The Honourable Peter Kent, Minister of the Environment, issued the following statement on World Wetlands Day 2013.
January
- Canada Welcomes Global, Legally Binding Agreement to Control Mercury
OTTAWA, Ont. -- January 23, 2013 -- Environment Minister Peter Kent issued the following statement highlighting Canada's positive role in the successful negotiations of the Intergovernmental Committee on mercury in Geneva, Switzerland.
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