Federal government unveils new passport design
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser and Social Development Minister Karina Gould unveiled the redesigned passport at the Ottawa International Airport on Wednesday morning.
The passport has been updated from cover to cover with new artwork and improved security features, Fraser said.
The printing of the new Canadian passports is set for the summer and will be rolled out over the next year, federal ministers said.
The new passport includes a driver’s-license-style ID page and temperature-sensitive ink.
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Immigration Minister Sean Fraser and Social Development Minister Karina Gould unveiled the redesigned passport at the Ottawa International Airport on Wednesday morning.
The passport has been updated from cover to cover with new artwork and improved security features, Fraser said.
The printing of the new Canadian passports is set for the summer and will be rolled out over the next year, federal ministers said.
The new passport includes a driver’s-license-style ID page and temperature-sensitive ink.
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7.6M Canadians watched some part of the coronation of King Charles III
🔹7.6 million viewers reportedly tuned into at least one minute of the coronation broadcast, with 71 per cent having viewed a portion of it live Saturday morning. The figures include anyone who watched the event on any of the Canadian stations and networks.
🔹By comparison, 12 million Canadians tuned into the wedding of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry in May 2018.
🔹A survey of more than 2,000 Canadians conducted by the Angus Reid Institutein April found that 41 per cent did not care about the coronation. Meanwhile, 29 per cent said they would probably read about the event after the fact, with 20 per cent saying they were likely to tune in. Only nine per cent expressed high anticipation for the event.
#KingCharles
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🔹7.6 million viewers reportedly tuned into at least one minute of the coronation broadcast, with 71 per cent having viewed a portion of it live Saturday morning. The figures include anyone who watched the event on any of the Canadian stations and networks.
🔹By comparison, 12 million Canadians tuned into the wedding of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry in May 2018.
🔹A survey of more than 2,000 Canadians conducted by the Angus Reid Institutein April found that 41 per cent did not care about the coronation. Meanwhile, 29 per cent said they would probably read about the event after the fact, with 20 per cent saying they were likely to tune in. Only nine per cent expressed high anticipation for the event.
#KingCharles
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📈Calgary sees record annual population growth
A City of Calgary report, published Monday, estimated Calgary's population as of April 1 to be 1,389,200, which represents a 3.0 per cent annual population increase since April 2022.
According to the city, that addition of about 40,600 people is the greatest annual population growth Calgary has ever seen, based on the existing data.
The city's chief economist attributes the growth to the government's immigration plans, as well as the relative affordability of housing compared to other major cities of the country.
The population growth is expected to continue over the next five years.
#Alberta
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A City of Calgary report, published Monday, estimated Calgary's population as of April 1 to be 1,389,200, which represents a 3.0 per cent annual population increase since April 2022.
According to the city, that addition of about 40,600 people is the greatest annual population growth Calgary has ever seen, based on the existing data.
The city's chief economist attributes the growth to the government's immigration plans, as well as the relative affordability of housing compared to other major cities of the country.
The population growth is expected to continue over the next five years.
#Alberta
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Automatic organ and tissue donation set to be debated in New Brunswick
The New Brunswick Legislature is expected to debate Thursday a proposed switch to a "deemed consent" system for organ and tissue donation.
Under the proposed changes, introduced Wednesday by the Official Opposition and given first reading, all adults, who are not exempt, will be considered for organ and tissue donation — unless they opt out.
The Act to Amend the Human Tissue Gift Act could increase donations and "significantly diminish" wait times, said Jean-Claude D'Amours, the Liberal health critic and MLA for Edmundston-Madawaska Centre.
As it stands, New Brunswickers can give their consent for organ and tissue donation when they apply for or renew their medicare card, by checking the appropriate box.
Nova Scotia is currently the only jurisdiction in Canada that has adopted a presumed consent model. The law change was passed in April 2019, and took effect in January 2021, once supports were put in place to handle the anticipated increase in donations.
#healthcare #NewBrunswick #NovaScotia
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The New Brunswick Legislature is expected to debate Thursday a proposed switch to a "deemed consent" system for organ and tissue donation.
Under the proposed changes, introduced Wednesday by the Official Opposition and given first reading, all adults, who are not exempt, will be considered for organ and tissue donation — unless they opt out.
The Act to Amend the Human Tissue Gift Act could increase donations and "significantly diminish" wait times, said Jean-Claude D'Amours, the Liberal health critic and MLA for Edmundston-Madawaska Centre.
As it stands, New Brunswickers can give their consent for organ and tissue donation when they apply for or renew their medicare card, by checking the appropriate box.
Nova Scotia is currently the only jurisdiction in Canada that has adopted a presumed consent model. The law change was passed in April 2019, and took effect in January 2021, once supports were put in place to handle the anticipated increase in donations.
#healthcare #NewBrunswick #NovaScotia
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45 days until Canada has over 40 million people
As of now, Canada has a real-time population estimate (from Statistics Canada) of 39.88 million people. Canada is adding about 260k people every 3 months and will pass 40 million people in less than 45 days.
This will have Canada join 37 other countries with populations over 40 million.
Canada has increased its immigration levels and is increasing its population by 2.5% each year.
If Canada sustains higher immigration levels it will pass Spain, South Korea, Argentina over the ten years and will pass a 50 million mark.
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As of now, Canada has a real-time population estimate (from Statistics Canada) of 39.88 million people. Canada is adding about 260k people every 3 months and will pass 40 million people in less than 45 days.
This will have Canada join 37 other countries with populations over 40 million.
Canada has increased its immigration levels and is increasing its population by 2.5% each year.
If Canada sustains higher immigration levels it will pass Spain, South Korea, Argentina over the ten years and will pass a 50 million mark.
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Canadian military deployed to aid in fighting Alberta wildfires and recovery efforts
Thousands have been evacuated from their homes, and several oil and gas operations have been shut down in the province. The federal government approved Alberta's request for assistance, and the Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, announced the deployment of armed forces to support firefighting efforts.
The wildfires have sparked concerns about disaster management ahead of a provincial election on May 29. While some oil and gas companies have resumed production due to cooler weather, forecasts indicate temperatures will increase again over the weekend. Alberta's Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services warned against complacency despite recent weather conditions.
#Alberta
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Thousands have been evacuated from their homes, and several oil and gas operations have been shut down in the province. The federal government approved Alberta's request for assistance, and the Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, announced the deployment of armed forces to support firefighting efforts.
The wildfires have sparked concerns about disaster management ahead of a provincial election on May 29. While some oil and gas companies have resumed production due to cooler weather, forecasts indicate temperatures will increase again over the weekend. Alberta's Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services warned against complacency despite recent weather conditions.
#Alberta
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Pacific Northwest heat wave to break records, worsen Canada wildfires
An intense early season heat wave will strike the Pacific Northwest starting Friday, breaking records for several days from Oregon to Alberta.
Computer model projections are showing the heat wave will bring parts of British Columbia and Alberta high above average temperatures for this time of year. The heat will likely extend into parts of the Yukon as well.
New fires may start, given the drying conditions and potential for dry lightning strikes.
#BritishColumbia #Alberta #Yukon
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An intense early season heat wave will strike the Pacific Northwest starting Friday, breaking records for several days from Oregon to Alberta.
Computer model projections are showing the heat wave will bring parts of British Columbia and Alberta high above average temperatures for this time of year. The heat will likely extend into parts of the Yukon as well.
New fires may start, given the drying conditions and potential for dry lightning strikes.
#BritishColumbia #Alberta #Yukon
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Canada provides support for Sri Lanka's 'Enabling Access to Justice for Victim Survivors of SGBV' project
Despite progress in national policies, gender inequality is believed to persist in social norms and economic disparities, leading to sexual and physical violence against women and girls. The project, led by the UNDP and UNFPA in Sri Lanka, in collaboration with the Ministry of Justice, aims to create a justice sector approach to combat SGBV and empower victim survivors to access justice and better services. The five-year project is funded by the Government of Canada and seeks to establish a society free of SGBV.
The initiative is fine — but let's see how long it will take to get spoiled and become yet another project to promote the leftist views.
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Despite progress in national policies, gender inequality is believed to persist in social norms and economic disparities, leading to sexual and physical violence against women and girls. The project, led by the UNDP and UNFPA in Sri Lanka, in collaboration with the Ministry of Justice, aims to create a justice sector approach to combat SGBV and empower victim survivors to access justice and better services. The five-year project is funded by the Government of Canada and seeks to establish a society free of SGBV.
The initiative is fine — but let's see how long it will take to get spoiled and become yet another project to promote the leftist views.
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🏥 Nursing agencies are staffing hospitals at 'huge cost' to health-care system
🔹Burned-out nurses who've left Canada's healthcare industry in droves are now returning to the job through private agencies, and that transition is costing the public system millions of dollars every year.
🔹Nurses working for these temp agencies can earn more than double the wages of staff nurses doing the same jobs in the same hospitals, with full control over their work schedules, according to those in the industry.
🔹Long-time nurses say those costs are just going to keep rising unless something is done to address systemic issues in the Canadian health-care system that are driving workers to leave their jobs.
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🔹Burned-out nurses who've left Canada's healthcare industry in droves are now returning to the job through private agencies, and that transition is costing the public system millions of dollars every year.
🔹Nurses working for these temp agencies can earn more than double the wages of staff nurses doing the same jobs in the same hospitals, with full control over their work schedules, according to those in the industry.
🔹Long-time nurses say those costs are just going to keep rising unless something is done to address systemic issues in the Canadian health-care system that are driving workers to leave their jobs.
#healthcare
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🇨🇳Beijing is targeting MPs, but not with threats of ‘physical harm’: CSIS
The Chinese government is targeting Canadian elected officials but has not yet threatened “physical harm” against MPs or their families, Canada’s domestic spy agency says.
The CSIS is aware that the Chinese Communist Party is targeting “elected officials from all parties, and all levels of government, across Canada.” But the spy agency said that those threats have yet to cross the threshold to potential physical harm to MPs or their family members.
“To date, (the People’s Republic of China’s) foreign interference targeting of elected officials or their families has not amounted to any threat of physical harm. That said, CSIS is committed to equipping elected officials to identify foreign interference threats and take measures to ensure their personal safety,” agency spokesperson Evan Balsam said.
#China
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The Chinese government is targeting Canadian elected officials but has not yet threatened “physical harm” against MPs or their families, Canada’s domestic spy agency says.
The CSIS is aware that the Chinese Communist Party is targeting “elected officials from all parties, and all levels of government, across Canada.” But the spy agency said that those threats have yet to cross the threshold to potential physical harm to MPs or their family members.
“To date, (the People’s Republic of China’s) foreign interference targeting of elected officials or their families has not amounted to any threat of physical harm. That said, CSIS is committed to equipping elected officials to identify foreign interference threats and take measures to ensure their personal safety,” agency spokesperson Evan Balsam said.
#China
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Woman calls to remove LGBTQ2, sex education books from Brandon schools
A Manitoba woman’s call to ban certain LGBTQ2 and sex education books from libraries in Brandon School Division is being met with both approval and outrage.
"Being Jazz" and "It’s perfectly normal" — two books exploring LGBTQ2 and sex education topics available in libraries across the province — are among the non-fiction a woman and her supporters are challenging and want removed from school libraries.
“We must protect our children from sexual grooming and pedophilia,” Lorraine Hackenschmidt told the school division’s board of trustees.
At the meeting, Hackenschmidt requested they create a committee to examine and remove books she called "harmful" for children. The grandmother voiced concerns about books with sexually explicit language and images along with content about a transgender teen.
Candy Jones, who chairs Brandon University’s department of curriculum and pedagogy, says libraries and schools have an obligation to meet the needs of the entire community.
“Children need to see their realities and their identities reflected in the curricula and in the libraries that they visit,” Jones said.
Is 'meeting the needs of the entire community' more important than protecting kids?
#Manitoba
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A Manitoba woman’s call to ban certain LGBTQ2 and sex education books from libraries in Brandon School Division is being met with both approval and outrage.
"Being Jazz" and "It’s perfectly normal" — two books exploring LGBTQ2 and sex education topics available in libraries across the province — are among the non-fiction a woman and her supporters are challenging and want removed from school libraries.
“We must protect our children from sexual grooming and pedophilia,” Lorraine Hackenschmidt told the school division’s board of trustees.
At the meeting, Hackenschmidt requested they create a committee to examine and remove books she called "harmful" for children. The grandmother voiced concerns about books with sexually explicit language and images along with content about a transgender teen.
Candy Jones, who chairs Brandon University’s department of curriculum and pedagogy, says libraries and schools have an obligation to meet the needs of the entire community.
“Children need to see their realities and their identities reflected in the curricula and in the libraries that they visit,” Jones said.
Is 'meeting the needs of the entire community' more important than protecting kids?
#Manitoba
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Toronto declares homelessness emergency
Toronto councillors have voted to declare a homelessness emergency in the city and approve changes to when warming centres are activated.
At Friday's meeting, council voted 24-1 in favour of a committee item that called for an emergency declaration and changes to how warming centres operate. The city noted that the declaration will not trigger an immediate flow of additional funds and resources from other levels of government.
Councillors also approved recommendations laid out by staff in a report after reviewing policies and procedures related to emergency warming centres. They also moved to look into the feasibility of 24/7 drop-in spaces.
As a result, warming centres will now open when the temperature drops to -5 C or colder, or when Environment Canada issues freezing rain, snow squall, winter storm and/or snowfall and blizzard warnings.
#Ontario
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Toronto councillors have voted to declare a homelessness emergency in the city and approve changes to when warming centres are activated.
At Friday's meeting, council voted 24-1 in favour of a committee item that called for an emergency declaration and changes to how warming centres operate. The city noted that the declaration will not trigger an immediate flow of additional funds and resources from other levels of government.
Councillors also approved recommendations laid out by staff in a report after reviewing policies and procedures related to emergency warming centres. They also moved to look into the feasibility of 24/7 drop-in spaces.
As a result, warming centres will now open when the temperature drops to -5 C or colder, or when Environment Canada issues freezing rain, snow squall, winter storm and/or snowfall and blizzard warnings.
#Ontario
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Record-breaking power usage expected as heat wave lands in B.C.
BC Hydro is expecting potentially record-breaking demand on the power system as British Columbia and Alberta enter what’s forecast to be a blistering heat wave.
The company said if Monday’s forecast holds, peak hourly demand could go as high as 7,800-megawatt hours, about 1,300 more than is typical for the month of May.
Environment Canada is forecasting daytime temperatures 10 to 15 degrees above normal in parts of both provinces over the next several days, with heat peaking Sunday through Tuesday in the high 20s to low 30s.
The power company said its system can meet the additional demand, which is only about two-thirds of what’s typically recorded on the coldest days of the year.
#BritishColumbia #Alberta
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BC Hydro is expecting potentially record-breaking demand on the power system as British Columbia and Alberta enter what’s forecast to be a blistering heat wave.
The company said if Monday’s forecast holds, peak hourly demand could go as high as 7,800-megawatt hours, about 1,300 more than is typical for the month of May.
Environment Canada is forecasting daytime temperatures 10 to 15 degrees above normal in parts of both provinces over the next several days, with heat peaking Sunday through Tuesday in the high 20s to low 30s.
The power company said its system can meet the additional demand, which is only about two-thirds of what’s typically recorded on the coldest days of the year.
#BritishColumbia #Alberta
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Poilievre blames Trudeau and the NDP for violent crime wave
Pierre Poilievre says PM Justin Trudeau and the NDP are to blame for violent crime becoming normalized in Alberta under a “catch-and-release” bail system.
The Conservative Party leader reiterated demands for bail reform from all 13 of Canada’s premiers and many of the country’s police services.
“Trudeau and the NDP have caused this crime wave with policies that allow the same repeat violent offenders loose on our streets to terrorize innocent people,” Poilievre told reporters.
“The worst disorder, drug abuse, crime and chaos are in places run by woke NDP, Liberal mayors and premiers,” he claimed, adding violence is a nationwide problem.
#Alberta #Poilievre #Trudeau
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Pierre Poilievre says PM Justin Trudeau and the NDP are to blame for violent crime becoming normalized in Alberta under a “catch-and-release” bail system.
The Conservative Party leader reiterated demands for bail reform from all 13 of Canada’s premiers and many of the country’s police services.
“Trudeau and the NDP have caused this crime wave with policies that allow the same repeat violent offenders loose on our streets to terrorize innocent people,” Poilievre told reporters.
“The worst disorder, drug abuse, crime and chaos are in places run by woke NDP, Liberal mayors and premiers,” he claimed, adding violence is a nationwide problem.
#Alberta #Poilievre #Trudeau
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Quebec avian flu cases higher than expected as bird deaths near 1 million
Poultry farmers in Quebec are grappling with a series of outbreaks of deadly avian flu, as the number of birds that have died or been euthanized due to the disease since early last year nears the one million mark.
As of Friday, 20 locations in the province were considered actively infected. Alberta had the next highest number of infected sites with 11, followed by British Columbia with eight. More than 7.6 million birds in Canada have either died or been euthanized due to the flu since last year, including 945,000 in Quebec.
On April 26, the Quebec government implemented new rules that banned exhibitions, fairs or sales where birds from different locations come together.
#Quebec
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Poultry farmers in Quebec are grappling with a series of outbreaks of deadly avian flu, as the number of birds that have died or been euthanized due to the disease since early last year nears the one million mark.
As of Friday, 20 locations in the province were considered actively infected. Alberta had the next highest number of infected sites with 11, followed by British Columbia with eight. More than 7.6 million birds in Canada have either died or been euthanized due to the flu since last year, including 945,000 in Quebec.
On April 26, the Quebec government implemented new rules that banned exhibitions, fairs or sales where birds from different locations come together.
#Quebec
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Trudeau to visit Edmonton, meet with CAF personnel assisting with wildfires
PM Justin Trudeau is set to stop in Edmonton this morning to meet with Canadian Armed Forces personnel who are assisting Alberta in fighting ongoing wildfires.
About 300 members of the Canadian Armed Forces will be deployed across the province to help with the blazes that have forced thousands of Albertans to flee their homes and rural properties.
Wildfires officials are warning that rising temperatures that have been a problem for crews battling wildfires in the province’s north are now also a concern in Alberta’s south.
#Alberta #Trudeau
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PM Justin Trudeau is set to stop in Edmonton this morning to meet with Canadian Armed Forces personnel who are assisting Alberta in fighting ongoing wildfires.
About 300 members of the Canadian Armed Forces will be deployed across the province to help with the blazes that have forced thousands of Albertans to flee their homes and rural properties.
Wildfires officials are warning that rising temperatures that have been a problem for crews battling wildfires in the province’s north are now also a concern in Alberta’s south.
#Alberta #Trudeau
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Polling shows Chow leading Toronto mayoral race ahead of debates
Olivia Chow continues to grow her significant lead in the polls, while she and other top candidates prepare to square off tonight in the first major debate ahead of Toronto’s mayoral by-election next month.
A Forum Research poll conducted on Saturday found that 36 per cent of decided and leaning voters favoured Chow, up three percentage points from last weekend
Forum’s poll conducted last weekend on May 6 and 7 had Mark Saunders and Josh Matlow tied for second place behind Chow with 14 per cent support each amongst decided and leaning voters.
However, the most recent poll suggests that Saunders has separated himself from the pack as the clear runner-up with 18 per cent.
#Ontario
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Olivia Chow continues to grow her significant lead in the polls, while she and other top candidates prepare to square off tonight in the first major debate ahead of Toronto’s mayoral by-election next month.
A Forum Research poll conducted on Saturday found that 36 per cent of decided and leaning voters favoured Chow, up three percentage points from last weekend
Forum’s poll conducted last weekend on May 6 and 7 had Mark Saunders and Josh Matlow tied for second place behind Chow with 14 per cent support each amongst decided and leaning voters.
However, the most recent poll suggests that Saunders has separated himself from the pack as the clear runner-up with 18 per cent.
#Ontario
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🏠 Average Canadian house price rose to $716,000 in April — up by $100K since January
After plunging due to interest rate hikes throughout last year, the average price of a Canadian resale home has now increased for four months in a row.
The Canadian Real Estate Association said Monday that the average selling price of a home that sold on its MLS system in April went for $716,000. That's the fourth monthly increase in a row, and it marks a collective increase of more than $100,000 since the start of the year.
The market peaked at just over $816,000 in February 2022 — right before the Bank of Canada began its aggressive campaign of rate hikes.
#housing
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After plunging due to interest rate hikes throughout last year, the average price of a Canadian resale home has now increased for four months in a row.
The Canadian Real Estate Association said Monday that the average selling price of a home that sold on its MLS system in April went for $716,000. That's the fourth monthly increase in a row, and it marks a collective increase of more than $100,000 since the start of the year.
The market peaked at just over $816,000 in February 2022 — right before the Bank of Canada began its aggressive campaign of rate hikes.
#housing
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🇰🇷🇨🇦 Trudeau says Canada ready to partner with South Korea on critical minerals, security
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived in Seoul on Tuesday in the first visit in nine years by a Canadian leader. He said on Wednesday his country is ready to partner with South Korea on critical minerals and clean energy projects, and to fend off North Korea's nuclear and missile threats.
Addressing South Korea's parliament, Trudeau said Canada was committed to increase military engagement to mitigate threats to regional security.
He said the issues will be "at the core" of a summit with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol set for later on Wednesday, which will be followed by a press conference and official dinner.
#SouthKorea #Canada
@asianomics
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived in Seoul on Tuesday in the first visit in nine years by a Canadian leader. He said on Wednesday his country is ready to partner with South Korea on critical minerals and clean energy projects, and to fend off North Korea's nuclear and missile threats.
Addressing South Korea's parliament, Trudeau said Canada was committed to increase military engagement to mitigate threats to regional security.
He said the issues will be "at the core" of a summit with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol set for later on Wednesday, which will be followed by a press conference and official dinner.
#SouthKorea #Canada
@asianomics
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