Canadian Official’s Attendance at Russian Embassy Reception ‘Unacceptable’: Foreign Affairs Minister Joly

Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly speaks at a news conference after a meeting with her counterparts from the Baltic region on June 2, 2022, in Quebec City. The Canadian Press/Jacques Boissinot

The presence of a Canadian diplomatic official at a Russian Embassy reception in Ottawa on June 10 was “unacceptable” says Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly.

“No Canadian representative should have attended the event hosted at the Russian embassy & no Canadian representative will attend this kind of event again,” she said in a Twitter post on June 12.