National Defence Minister Bill Blair (Scarborough-Southwest, Ont.) will visit Japan from September 12-14 to meet with Japan’s Defence Minister Kihara Minoru. While in Japan, he will also meet with Canadian Armed Forces members deployed to Japan. Contact Simon.Lafortune2@forces.gc.ca.
Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion and Economic Development Mary Ng (Markham-Thornhill, Ont.) will participate in the second G7 Trade Ministers’ Meeting on October 28 and 29, 2023, in Osaka, Japan. Call 343-576-4365.
Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland (University-Rosedale, Ont.) will be welcomed to the G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting by Japan’s Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki and Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda. She will also attend the G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors working dinner. Contact Adrienne.Vaupshas@fin.gc.ca.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) will take part in the G7 Summit in Hiroshima, Japan. Contact media@pmo-cpm.gc.ca.
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) is in Miyazaki, Japan, from April 20-23. She will meet with Japan’s Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Tetsuro Nomura, and participate in the G7 Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting. Call 343‑549‑0778.
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.) will visit Japan from April 16-18 to participate in the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture. Contact Adrien.Blanchard@international.gc.ca.
Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development Mary Ng (Markham-Thornhill, Ont.) will hold a teleconference following her participation in the Asia-Pacific Foundations of Canada’s Second Women-Only Trade Mission to Japan. Call 343-576-4365.
Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development Mary Ng (Markham-Thornhill, Ont.) is in Japan until Dec. 8 to participate in the Asia-Pacific Foundation of Canada’s Second Women-Only Trade Mission to Japan. Call 343-576-4365.
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.) will visit South Korea and Japan from Oct. 12 to 15. Details online. Contact Adrien.Blanchard@international.gc.ca.
Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne (Saint-Maurice–Champlain, Que.) will travel to Japan to attend the funeral of former Japanese prime minister Abe Shinzo. Details online. Contact alexander.wellstead@ised-isde.gc.ca.
