Liberals Pledge $15 Million to Remove Ukraine Mines on Anniversary of Ottawa Treaty

Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly arrives for the first day of the meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Bucharest, Romania, Nov. 29, 2022. The Canadian Press/AP-Andreea Alexandru

The Trudeau government is pledging to spend $15 million to remove mines in Ukraine.

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says the funding is meant to make the country safer after Russia has laid hundreds of the indiscriminate weapons.