Canadian Press: Position I and Leaders Summit

canadian press: 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, according to Metro News. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau travels this week to Antananarivo, Madagascar, where la Francophonie is holding a leaders summit next weekend. 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. The stop is part of Trudeau first visit to Africa since his Liberal government came to power last year. Canada is the second-largest contributor to la Francophonie and Canadian officials see the summit as an opportunity to discuss the migration and refugee crisis, climate change, gender inequality and how those challenges impact global security. 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. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.