On June 2, IRPP president and CEO Jennifer Ditchburn moderated a panel examining the opportunities and challenges of reorienting Canada’s trade priorities for the future.

Canada’s relationship with its largest trading partner has undergone significant disruption, ushering in a period of economic uncertainty. This moment calls for a reassessment of our global trade strategy, with an eye toward revitalizing and diversifying partnerships. Canada’s natural allies include G7 members such as the United Kingdom, Japan, and the European Union through France, Germany and Italy. With Mark Carney hosting the G7 meeting in Kananaskis, Alberta from June 15 to 17, this was an ideal opportunity to focus on these economic relationships.

This panel featured remarks from:

• Peter Boehm, Canadian Senator for Ontario and former G7 Sherpa
• Ed Fast, former Minister of International Trade and former Shadow Minister for the Environment, Industry and Finance
• Alan Gogbashian, UK Deputy Trade Commissioner for North America
• Geneviève Tuts, Ambassador of the European Union to Canada

Opening remarks were delivered by Cindy Termorshuizen, Associate Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Personal Representative of the Prime Minister (Sherpa) for the G7 Summit.

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