TORONTO — Ontario and New Jersey finalized a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at boosting cross-border trade and investment, promoting greater economic collaboration and creating good-paying jobs on both sides of the border. The MOU was signed by Premier Doug Ford and Phil Murphy, Governor of New Jersey, following a meeting in Toronto. “Ontario and New Jersey have both …
Frankfurt, Germany – National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces The Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, will visit the Republic of Korea from September 8 to 12, 2024, and then visit Japan from September 12 to 14, 2024. These are Minister Blair’s first visits to the Republic of Korea and Japan as Minister of National Defence. In the Republic …
Ramstein Air Base – Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, and General Jennie Carignan, Chief of the Defence Staff, participated in the 24th Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) meeting at Ramstein Air Base in Germany hosted by United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III. Minister Blair announced that this week, Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) pilots arrived in Canada to begin fighter-lead-in-training (FLIT). Canada has …
Ottawa – Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, met with the Mexican Secretary of the Economy, Marcelo Ebrard. She said: “Great meeting with my new counterpart. We share a strong commitment to our vital trading relationship. Through CUSMA/T-MEC/USMCA, we’re boosting North America’s competitiveness and strengthening our supply chains.”
Ottawa – Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba resigned ahead of a major government reshuffle. he has been a prominent fixture in Zelensky’s administration and one of the most public-facing, especially dealing with overseas officials. Melanie Joly, Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, said: “Dmytro you’ve been a vigorous voice for and a dear friend to many. Throughout this fight for freedom, …
Ottawa – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with the President of the Dominican Republic, Luis Abinader. Prime Minister Trudeau extended his congratulations to President Abinader on his recent re-inauguration. The leaders underscored the need to help address the ongoing crisis in Haiti and expressed concern over the security conditions in the country. They discussed the efforts of the United Nations-authorized Multinational …
Ottawa – Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, is in Germany to participate in the 24th Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting hosted by the United States at Ramstein Air Base. Minister Blair joins Allies and partners from approximately 50 nations to discuss Russia’s ongoing illegal and unjustifiable war on Ukraine and our ongoing work to provide Ukraine with the military …
Ottawa – The Global Affairs Canada issued the following statement: “Two years have passed since the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights released a landmark assessment, detailing grave human rights violations in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China. The assessment describes serious human rights violations that have been committed in Xinjiang, and notes that the extent …
Ottawa – Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, and Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, issued the following statement following the US Trade Representative’s request for consultations on Canada’s digital services tax under the new NAFTA (the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement) : “Canada strongly supports international efforts to end the corporate tax race …
Mexico – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said in press conference recently, “There is a pause,” clarifying the freeze was with the embassies and not with the countries. Obrador is pushing a reform to elect judges, including Supreme Court justices, by popular vote. A committee in the lower house of Mexico’s Congress passed the proposal earlier, paving the way …
