Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland (University-Rosedale, Ont.) will be in Paris to meet with Jean-Yves Le Drian, French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, to discuss issues of mutual concern, such as international security, human rights, climate change and the international rules-based order.
Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr (Winnipeg South Centre, Man.) will attend the International Energy Agency Ministerial in Paris, France, November 7-8, 2017. At the IEA Ministerial, Carr will hold meetings with international counterparts to discuss the important role Canada plays in the global low-carbon economy. He will host a roundtable meeting with CEOs from international energy … Read more
International Trade Minister François-Philippe Champagne (Saint-Maurice–Champlain, Que.) will attend the 2017 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Ministerial Council Meeting in Paris, France. At the meeting, Champagne will engage in multilateral sessions and bilateral meetings with his international counterparts to advance a progressive trade agenda and reinforce Canada’s leadership in inclusive and sustainable trade and investment. … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Moncton–Riverview–Dieppe, N.B.) will travel to Paris, France, to attend the meetings of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. On Tuesday, she Taylor will participate in an OECD forum session on mental health. On Wednesday, Taylor will participate in the OECD Ministerial Meetings and will participate in the Multilateral Convention to … Read more
Health Minister Jane Philpott (Markham-Stouffville, Ont.) will take part in the Health Ministerial meeting. Health ministers from more than 35 countries will meet to discuss The Next Generation of Health Reforms. During the Health Ministerial, ministers will share experiences in addressing ineffective health spending and waste, adapting health systems to new technologies in a sustainable way, … Read more
National Defence Minister Harjit S. Sajjan (Vancouver South, B.C.) will travel to Central and Eastern Europe to attend key international meetings including with the Counter-ISIL Ministerial Meeting of the Global Coalition against Daesh in Paris, and NATO Defence Ministers’ in Brussels. He will continue to Riga, Latvia, and speak at the Riga Conference which is known … Read more
International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland (University-Rosedale, Ont.) will chair an OECD ministerial session on trade and investment and will participate in other meetings with her counterparts from the OECD and the World Trade Organization. She will also hold bilateral meetings with Matthias Fekl, France’s Minister of State for Foreign Trade, the Promotion of Tourism and French … Read more
Finance Minister Bill Morneau (Toronto Centre, Ont.) will meet with French business and financial leaders, and attend a high-level G20 seminar on the International Financial Architecture. Call 613-769-7187.
Employment, Workforce Development and Labour Minister MaryAnn Mihychuk (Kildonan-St. Paul, Man.) will attend the OECD’s Employment Ministerial and Policy Forum, Jan. 14-15. Mihychuk will meet with other ministers from OECD countries and international organizations, and discuss new employment policy initiatives. She will also engage with international experts on the impact of digitisation on the future … Read more
The Canadian Labour Congress, Climate Action Network, and the Green Economy Network will co-host a forum at the COP21 climate summit to discuss just transition and their plan to fight climate change by creating one million climate jobs. The event will be held at Espace “Générations Climat”, Room 6, Parc des Expositions, 93350 Le Bourget, France. Call 613-294-2203.
