The Director-General said:

“Canada has a very strong history of support for the multilateral trading system, and this is continuing today with Prime Minister Trudeau providing real leadership on this issue. This is very welcome, particularly in the current circumstances with trade tensions rising between major trading partners. I congratulate the Prime Minister on Canada’s initiative to convene a meeting of ministers in Ottawa this week to discuss how potential WTO reforms might help to address some of the current issues. I look forward to that discussion and to Canada’s continued engagement here.”