The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, will be in Toronto, Ontario, on March 30, 2018, to meet with Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal, Mexico’s Secretary of Economy. During the meeting, the Minister will discuss Canada-Mexico bilateral relations and the mutual efforts of the two countries to modernize NAFTA.
The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, will hold a media teleconference from Seoul, South Korea, on March 28, 2018, during her bilateral visits to Japan and South Korea.
Innovation is changing how we live and work, bringing with it new opportunities and challenges for Canada and its Group of Seven (G7) partners. Helping Canadians prepare for the changing nature of work will ensure we can create the well-paying jobs of the future, continue to grow our economy, strengthen the middle class and help those working hard to join it. Today, G7 Employment and Innovation ministers concluded a two-day meeting on Preparing for Jobs of the Future, focused on how G7 countries can help workers get the skills, training and opportunities they need to succeed in a changing economy.
The Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, and the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, joined by the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, will host the Meeting of Employment and Innovation Ministers of the G7, “Preparing for Jobs of the Future” on March 27-28, 2018, in Montréal, Québec.
Canada strongly condemns the ballistic missile attacks launched by Houthi rebels on Sunday, against four towns and cities in Saudi Arabia, including Riyadh’s international airport. The deliberate targeting of civilians is unacceptable.
The nerve agent attack in Salisbury, on the soil of Canada’s close partner and ally, is a despicable, heinous and reckless act, potentially endangering the lives of hundreds.
Ottawa, Ontario, March 23, 2018— The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Honourable Ralph Goodale, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, will host the Meeting of G7 Foreign and Security Ministers on the theme of “Building a More Peaceful and Secure World” on April 22-24, 2018, in Toronto, Ontario.
The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement on Boeing’s decision not to appeal the U.S. International Trade Commission’s (ITC’s) ruling on Bombardier C Series aircraft