Finance Minister Bill Morneau (Toronto Centre, Ont.) will speak at an event hosted by the City of London Corporation to promote Canada’s economic partnership with the United Kingdom and to discuss key measures from Budget 2018. Morneau will also participate in a roundtable discussion with investors and business leaders, hosted by the Lord Mayor of the City of London, … Read more
Conservative leader Andrew Scheer (Regina–Qu’Appelle, Sask.) will promote free trade between Canada and the United Kingdom during his visit to the UK this week. On Wednesday, Scheer will hold separate meetings with the Sajid Javid, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Liam Fox, Secretary of State for International Trade, and Guto Bebb, Minister of Defence Procurement. And on Friday, Scheer … Read more
Following his meetings in the Middle East, National Defence Minister Harjit S. Sajjan (Vancouver South, B.C.) will be in London, UK, for bilateral meetings with British Secretary of State for Defence, Gavin Williamson. Sajjan will hold a media availability with Canadian media via teleconference at 1:00 p.m. EDT. Call 613-996-3100.
Governor General David Johnston and Mrs. Sharon Johnston will travel to London, U.K. to meet with Her Majesty The Queen to bid her farewell as his term as governor general comes to an end in the fall. They will also join Her Majesty and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh at Canada House for a … Read more
International Development and La Francophonie Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) will be in London, U.K., to attend the Family Planning Summit. Her participation will reinforce Canada’s leadership in sexual and reproductive health and rights as part of Canada’s comprehensive approach to empowerment of women and girls and gender equality. The summit brings together key partners to accelerate … Read more
Families, Children and Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.) is travelling to London, UK, to learn about best practices of social innovation by government, civil society and the private sector. Duclos will meet with key organizations, think tanks and academics to discuss how the UK has used social finance investments to support community development and social … Read more
Finance Minister Bill Morneau (Toronto Centre, Ont.) will visit London to promote Canada’s economic partnership with the United Kingdom and to discuss key measures from Budget 2017. He will also meet with investors and business leaders. Morneau will also be the guest speaker and take part in an armchair discussion as part of an Official Monetary and … Read more
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland (University-Rosedale, Ont.) will attend an international demining event in London, U.K., to reiterate Canada’s commitment to demining and highlight the work of the world’s largest demining organizations, the HALO Trust and Mines Advisory Group. She will also meet Boris Johnson, the United Kingdom’s Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs. Call 343-203-7700.
Green Party leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) will visit London, U.K., ahead of her participation in the Global Greens Congress in Liverpool, U.K. She will sign a book of condolences for the victims of the recent terrorist attack at Westminster Bridge. May will also meet with Baroness of Mousecoomb Jenny Jones (House of Lords, Green Party … Read more
International Trade Minister François-Philippe Champagne (Saint-Maurice–Champlain, Que.) will be in London, UK, from March 9-10 to represent Canada at the first meeting of Commonwealth ministers responsible for trade, industry and investment. Champagne will holding many bilateral meetings with business leaders and a number of his counterparts, including Liam Fox, the United Kingdom’s Secretary of State for International … Read more
