Prime Minister Concludes Successful North American Leaders Summit

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today concluded a productive two-day visit to Washington, DC, where he underscored the importance of strengthening relationships with his North American counterparts and advocated for Canadian priorities that will create jobs for the middle class and economic growth for all people.

While in Washington, the Prime Minister participated in the North American Leaders’ Summit with the President of the United States of America, Joe Biden, and the President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador. At the summit, leaders spoke about shared priorities including ending the fight against COVID-19, getting the job done on vaccines, taking strong climate action and building an economic recovery that creates new jobs. and a growing middle class. They agreed to work together to strengthen medical supply chains and advocate for increased global vaccine distribution, support a North American transition to zero-emission vehicles, conserve 30% of North American land and water. by 2030 and increase legal channel opportunities for migrants. to enter our respective countries.

The Prime Minister met with President Biden separately to discuss progress on the Roadmap for a Renewed Canada-U.S. Partnership, agreed to by the two leaders in February. During the meeting, leaders committed to improving supply chain security by establishing a Canada-US Supply Chain Working Group. In addition, they also announced the establishment of an Indo-Pacific strategic dialogue to coordinate shared priorities. Finally, they agreed to develop a renewed vision of joint border management by applying the lessons learned from the pandemic.

Canada and the United States have also announced their intention to begin negotiations for a science, technology and innovation agreement to position Canada and the United States as leaders in the digital economy.

Prime Minister Trudeau also met with President López Obrador. The two leaders reaffirmed the strong relationship between Canada and Mexico, which is based on strong trade and investment relationships, as well as shared values ​​and close people-to-people ties. They highlighted the importance of the economic relationship between our two countries and discussed the importance of an integrated North American economy and the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement. Finally, they discussed the commonality of our shared identity as nations with a rich indigenous heritage and committed to exploring additional opportunities to cooperate to move forward on the path of truth and reconciliation.

During his visit to Washington, the Prime Minister also met with United States Vice President Kamala Harris to discuss a range of issues of mutual concern, including bilateral cooperation on democracy and human rights. man, and a series of global challenges. In addition, he also met with leaders from the US Congress to discuss our close economic relationship and how we can work together to better secure supply chains and increase business opportunities.

To rebuild a better Canada from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, we must work with our North American partners. Only together can we end the fight against this virus, take strong climate action, create new jobs and grow the middle class, and meet the many challenges of today and tomorrow.

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“Strengthening our partnership with the United States and Mexico will create new opportunities for economic growth for our people and ensure that North America remains the most competitive region in the world. Together, we will finish the fight against COVID-19, get the job done on vaccines, tackle the climate crisis, create new jobs for the middle class, and build an economic recovery that works for everyone. “

Fast facts

• The Prime Minister was accompanied by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Chrystia Freeland, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mélanie Joly, the Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development , Mary Ng, and the Minister of Security, Marco EL Mendicino.
• Prime Minister Trudeau participated in a lively panel discussion at the Woodrow Wilson Center, focusing on themes such as climate and energy goals, diversity, equity and inclusion, trade and the economy, building back better and broader international issues.
• Canada hosted the last North American Leaders’ Summit in June 2016.
• Since the signing of our first trilateral trade agreement in 1994, trilateral trade in goods has increased by more than 250%. The deal laid the groundwork for concluding the world’s most modern and comprehensive trade deal in 2020, the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement. The United States, Mexico and Canada generate almost a third of the world’s goods and services.
• The three countries are among the main trading partners and sources of foreign investment for each other. In 2019, total trilateral merchandise trade (the total of each country’s reciprocal imports) reached just over US $ 1.1 trillion.

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