Canadian Press: Canada and Position I

canadian press: Michaelle Jean speaks at the Global Fund conference in Montreal on Sept. 16, 2016, according to Huffington Post Canada. Photo Ryan Remiorz/CP Im hoping that actually maybe the new president of the United States will see this as an example with its closest neighbour and will be hopefully inspired by our position I mean Canada position in the world, Jean, the former Canadian governor general, said from Paris. I think Canada as a sovereign country has a very strong voice and we all realize and we can see how Canada wants its voice to be heard again, the secretary-general of the International Organization of la Francophonie said in an interview with The Canadian Press. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau travels this week to Antananarivo, Madagascar, where la Francophonie is holding a leaders summit next weekend. The Liberals have promised a renewed engagement with Africa when it comes to international development assistance, and since 31 of the 80 governments and states who make up la Francophonie are from the continent, it is also an ideal place to talk up their approach and back it up with some funding announcements. The stop is part of Trudeau first visit to Africa since his Liberal government came to power last year. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.