Foreign Affairs Minister’s itinerary at NAFTA round six renegotiations

Media Advisory

January 28, 2018 - The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, will host bilateral and trilateral meetings on January 29, 2018, with Ambassador Robert Lighthizer, United States Trade Representative, and Ildefonso Guajardo, Mexico’s Secretary of Economy, in Montréal. Media availabilities will follow the meetings.

Schedule of events for January 29, 2018:

Event: Bilateral meeting between Ambassador Lighthizer and Secretary Guajardo
Time: 8:30 a.m. ET
Location: Mariners’ House, Pointe-à-Callière Museum, 165 Place D’Youville, Montréal, Quebec
Notes for media:

  • Closed to media.

Event: Bilateral meeting between Minister Freeland and Secretary Guajardo
Time: 9:00 a.m. ET
Location
: Mariners’ House, Pointe-à-Callière Museum, 165 Place D’Youville, Montréal, Quebec
Notes for media:

  • Closed to media.

Event: Bilateral meeting between Minister Freeland and Ambassador Lighthizer 
Time: 9:30 a.m. ET
Location
: Mariners’ House, Pointe-à-Callière Museum, 165 Place D’Youville, Montréal, Quebec
Notes for media:

  • Closed to media.

Event: Trilateral meeting between Minister Freeland, Ambassador Lighthizer and Secretary Guajardo
Time: 10:30 a.m. ET
Location
: Mariners’ House, Pointe-à-Callière Museum, 165 Place D’Youville, Montréal, Quebec
Notes for media:

  • Closed to media.

Event: Trilateral press event
Time: 11:20 a.m. ET
Location
: Salon Ville-Marie, Hôtel Bonaventure Montréal, Montreal, 900 rue de la Gauchetière W., Montréal, Quebec
Notes for media:

  • Open coverage.
  • Remarks by Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, the U.S. Trade Representative, and Mexico’s Secretary of Economy.
  • Media will be asked to present their accreditation badge upon arrival.
  • This event will be live-streamed on Facebook and on Twitter via Periscope.

Event: Media availability with Minister Freeland 
Time: 11:45 a.m. ET
Location: Salon Ville-Marie, Hôtel Bonaventure Montréal, 900 rue de la Gauchetière W., Montréal, Quebec
Notes for media:

  • Open coverage.
  • Question and answer period.
  • Media will be asked to present their accreditation badge upon arrival.
  • This event will be live-streamed on Facebook and on Twitter via Periscope.

Live media feeds:

Media can access a live video feed of open events from the NAFTA round six renegotiations at the following sites:

English stream

French stream

Spanish stream 

Contacts

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Global Affairs Canada
343-203-7700
media@international.gc.ca
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