Member

It was a pleasure to be back in Canada. It is a proud, sovereign nation, in which I have family whom I have visited since childhood, and with which we share a long history and a Royal Family. Its new leader, Prime Minister Carney, is in London today, and I am sure that the whole House will congratulate him on his appointment. My fellow G7 Ministers and I received a warm welcome to Quebec, home of my good friend Minister Mélanie Joly. We united behind a new Canadian-led initiative on maritime security—an example of Canada’s strong leadership. With growing threats from the Red Sea to the South China Sea—trade routes on which growth and all our economies rely—a strong collective response from the G7 matters to us all.