John Baird

Baird’s departure is seen as a blow to the Harper government and its prospects in the next election due to his capable handling of several difficult posts.

The family of an Egyptian-Canadian journalist imprisoned in Cairo is hoping that Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird’s visit to the city on Thursday, Jan. 15, will mark “the finale” to Mohamed Fahmy’s quest for freedom.

Mohamed Fahmy’s family says they have requested his deportation and were told by a senior official the process is in its “final stages.”

Canada has no plans to follow its neighbor the United States in expanding airstrikes against the Islamic State group into Syria, the country’s top diplomat said Saturday during a visit to the Middle East.

The new Canadian Consular Office in Hong Kong was officially opened on Wednesday Aug 6, with an address by the Canadian Foreign Minister, Hon. J. Baird. He thanked everyone for attending, including the Canadian team and friends of Canada, and gave a particular welcome to the religious people present.

Canada is giving over $13 million in bilateral aid to Jordan to help the country deal with the Syrian crisis.

Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird and U.K. Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs William Hague answer questions about a plan for Canada and the U.K. to share diplomatic missions abroad.

Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird’s current tour through Asia offers the minister a rare opportunity to push for basic freedoms.