Canada and the United States benefit from the most successful bilateral economic partnership in history. Canada is the number one market for most U.S. states, while the United States is by far Canada’s largest export market. The Government of Canada is working to strengthen this relationship and foster greater opportunities for workers and businesses on both sides of the border.
Today marks one year since the tragic death of Chinese human rights advocate Liu Xiaobo, after he was imprisoned on baseless charges and denied the medical care he requested.
Canada welcomes the decision by the United States to rescind its duties on imports of Canadian supercalendered paper and to refund all duties collected since August 2015.
Today, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of International Trade, will take part in the sixth Australia-Canada Economic Leadership Forum, in Montréal, Quebec. The forum is one of the premier events that underpin Canada-Australia commercial relations, attracting major business and political leaders from across Australia and Canada.
The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement on the court ruling in the case of two Reuters journalists arrested in Myanmar in December 2017
To achieve a more sustainable future, we need to tackle climate change, improve the health of the world’s oceans and transform the way we produce, transport and use energy. As part of Canada’s G7 presidency, the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, and the Honourable Jim Carr, Minister of Natural Resources, will co-host a meeting of G7 Environment, Energy and Oceans Ministers in Halifax, Nova Scotia, from September 19 to 21, 2018. Under the theme of Working Together on Climate Change, Oceans and Clean Energy, ministers will discuss global climate action, clean growth and sustainable finance, resilient coasts and fisheries, plastic pollution, energy security and clean energy.
The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement: “Canada offers its deepest condolences to the people of Japan following the recent heavy rainfall, flooding and landslides in western Japan.
