Prime Minister Mark Carney says his recent overseas trips are key to advancing his government’s agenda on trade, security, and investment.
Carney made the comments while on a four-day trip to London, England, his 13th foreign visit since becoming prime minister in March. The London trip came a few days after his trip to New York for the UN General Assembly.
He told reporters during a news conference on Sept. 27 that his trips were “necessary to help translate the agreements in June with the European Union, the framework agreements for opening up further market access in Europe.”
“It’s not just you sign a nice agreement and then something happens. No, you actually have to do the work to meet with the leaders to make sure the work’s being done. You have to mark progress as it’s being done, which is what we’re doing with the various European leaders,” Carney said….