Address by Minister Dion at a conference marking the 20th anniversary of the start of the Ottawa Process

At a time when nuclear disarmament is stalled and when Canada, under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s leadership, is re-engaging in the world, I cannot thank you enough for inviting me to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the start of the “Ottawa Process,” which led to the Landmine Convention [Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction].