Ministers LeBlanc and MacDonald to hold call back from Mexico

Minister of Internal Trade, President of the King’s Privy Council, Minister for Canada-U.S. Trade, Intergovernmental Affairs, and One Canadian Economy Dominic LeBlanc (Beauséjour, N.B.), Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Heath MacDonald (Malpeque, PEI), and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister responsible for Official Languages and Parliamentary Secretary to the … Read more

LeBlanc to lead Team Canada Trade Mission to Mexico

Minister of Internal Trade, President of the King’s Privy Council, Minister for Canada-U.S. Trade, Intergovernmental Affairs, and One Canadian Economy Dominic LeBlanc (Beauséjour, N.B.) will lead a Team Canada Trade Mission to Mexico from Feb. 15-20. Contact gabriel.brunet@iga-aig.gc.ca.

GG in Mexico

Governor General Mary Simon is in Mexico to meet with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo. The visit aims to strengthen Canada–Mexico relations and reaffirm Canada’s commitment to advancing the role of Indigenous women following the Year of the Indigenous Woman in 2025. Simon will also participate in meetings with Indigenous civil society leaders and hold official talks … Read more

Van Koeverden in Mexico for FIFA

Secretary of State for Sport Adam van Koeverden (Burlington North—Milton West, Ont.), and Canada’s FIFA Sherpa, will be in Mexico December 16-17 to advance collaboration with key partners in the lead-up to the FIFA World Cup 26. For details, contact alyson.fair@pch.gc.ca

MacDonald to visit Mexico

Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Heath MacDonald (Malpeque, PEI) will lead a ministerial mission to Mexico from Oct. 14-17. Details online. Contact axandre.lemours@agr.gc.ca.

All-party delegation to visit Mexico

Liberal MP Bob Nault (Kenora, Ont.), President of ParlAmericas, will lead an all-party delegation to Mexico City from Feb. 11-13. The delegation includes Senator Rosa Galvez; Conservative MP Kellie Leitch (Simcoe–Grey, Ont.), NDP MP David Christopherson (Hamilton Centre, Ont.) and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Rural Economic Development Marc Serré (Nickel Belt, Ont. They will meet with Mexico’s Foreign Affairs Secretary Marcelo … Read more

Governor General to attend presidential inauguration

Governor General Julie Payette will represent Canada at the inauguration ceremony of the new President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, at the San Lazaro Legislation Palace. Following the ceremony, Payette will attend an official luncheon hosted by Orbrador. Call 613-957-5555.

PS Goldsmith-Jones to visit Mexico

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade Diversification Pamela Goldsmith-Jones (West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country, B.C.) will be in Monterrey, Mexico from July 24-25 to meet with business representatives and key members from the regional Canadian Chambers of Commerce, the Chamber of Industry of Nuevo Leon, and the Mexican Council of International Trade. Call 343-203-7700.

Minister McKenna travels to Mexico for meetings on marine plastics and coastal resilience

From March 7 to 9, 2018, Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna (Ottawa-Centre, Ont.) will visit Mexico to engage ministers from Latin American countries, business leaders, experts on oceans plastics, and other stakeholders to advance Canada’s G7 priorities on climate change, oceans, and clean energy. On Wednesday, McKenna will attend the Asamblea del Océano Pacifico in Playa del Carmen, … Read more