Parliamentary Secretary Mona Fortier to travel to Washington, D.C.

The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Mona Fortier, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, will travel to Washington, D.C., to represent Minister Anand at the Organization of American States’ (OAS’s) Meeting of Consultation of Ministers of Foreign Ministers on the situation in Nicaragua.

October 1, 2026 - Ottawa, Ontario - Global Affairs Canada

The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Mona Fortier, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, will travel to Washington, D.C., to represent Minister Anand at the Organization of American States’ (OAS’s) Meeting of Consultation of Ministers of Foreign Ministers on the situation in Nicaragua.

The meeting will address Nicaragua’s latest constitutional reforms, which further dismantle democratic institutions, exclude political opposition and entrench authoritarian rule. Nicaraguans must be free to choose their leaders through free, fair and credible elections and be free to enjoy their human rights.  

Canada is the second-largest contributor to the OAS. It is a significant contributor to OAS security programming and electoral observation, as well as to its specialized bodies, including the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and the Inter-American Commission of Women.

On September 1, 2026, Nicaragua’s National Assembly approved the first vote on constitutional reforms that include barring individuals deemed “traitors” or “coup plotters” from political participation, further entrenching the Ortega-Murillo regime’s control.