Canada’s trade diversification strategy is all about connecting innovative, ambitious and hard-working Canadians to more global markets in which they can compete and succeed. With trade agreements giving Canadian businesses, farmers and workers access to nearly two thirds of the global economy, Canada is one of the world’s most trade-connected countries. That translates into economic growth and more well-paid jobs for middle-class Canadians.
The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development, today issued the following statement:
The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement on the establishment of a mission of experts to report on allegations of human rights violations and abuses in Chechnya:
The Honourable Jim Carr, Minister of International Trade Diversification, will mingle with the crowd at the Old Market Square, downtown Winnipeg, Manitoba, during the Taste of Trade event. He will have the chance to meet food growers and producers and the general public to promote the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) and benefits of trade diversification.
The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, will deliver remarks and participate in an armchair discussion at the Israel Council on Foreign Relations in Jerusalem.
The Honourable Jim Carr, Minister of International Trade Diversification, will hold a photo opportunity during his meeting with Daniel Mellsop, New Zealand High Commissioner to Canada, on the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), in Ottawa, Ontario.
“Today, it was my great honour, on behalf of Canada, to formally notify the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) Depositary, New Zealand, that Canada has completed the necessary procedures to ratify and implement the Agreement..."
Canada congratulates the tens of millions of Brazilians who exercised their democratic rights by casting votes in the presidential election on October 28. Their participation is a testament to the strong democratic convictions of the people of Brazil.
“Canada remains deeply concerned by the political situation in Sri Lanka. We reiterate our call for all parties to refrain from violence and respect due process and the rule of law.”
The Minister will begin her visit in Jordan, where she will have an audience with His Majesty King Abdullah II. She will also meet with Ayman Safadi, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of Jordan, and will visit a Canadian-funded project that supports women’s health and survivors of sexual and gender-based violence.
