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Trade Issues On The Agenda
IRISH EXAMINER | July 5th, 2017 As Trudeau Visits Ireland Belfast And Derry Launch Joint Bid
For European Capital Of Culture
Canada and Ireland should between the Europe Union and small business, for workers and
cash in on Brexit and Canada a key focus. has huge potential for Ireland.” Councils in Belfast
Donald Trump’s US presi- and Derry have
dency by encouraging people and The deal, which has yet to During the Canadian PM’s launched a joint
businesses to relocate, Canadian be ratified by national parlia- trip, Mr Trudeau was being bid for the European
prime minister Justin Trudeau has ments, took seven years to hosted by President Michael D Capital of Culture title in
said. negotiate. Higgins at Aras an Uachtarain. 2023. They hope to
impress judges with the
After talks with Taoiseach But it has controversial He had several other diversity of their offering
clauses, including concerns engagements in Dublin includ- and experience in hosting similar major events.

Belfast previously failed in an attempt to host the 2008 event,

Leo Varadkar in Dublin, Mr about giving companies the ing a business lunch and a visit while Derry was UK City of Culture in 2013.

Trudeau said migration should right to sue governments and to see the Famine memorial Derry City and Strabane District Council Mayor Maoliosa

be seen as a positive. questions about workers’ statues in the city center and a McHugh said: “In Belfast and Derry we have a similar situation
“There are tremendous rights. dinner hosted by the with a number of different cultural groupings and this will link
Taoiseach. those cultures together.
opportunities for countries like Mr Varadkar said the CETA
Canada and Ireland at a time deal is progressive and not just Mr Trudeau wass accompa- “This bid is a conduit for that co-operation. It helps to move
where perhaps our significant about big business, citing its nied on the trip by his wife things on in Belfast and Derry and is an example to the rest of
allies and trading partners, in focus on environmental protec- Sophie Gregoire Trudeau and Europe.
the case of the UK and US, are tions. their young son Hadrien.
turning inward or at least turn- “Every country within Europe is made up of many different
ing in a different direction, to “I understand that there are The visit has been arranged cultures and they cope well with that.”
make the pitch that Canada and concerns,” the Taoiseach said. two months on from when Mr
Ireland are places that are excit- Varadkar’s predecessor Enda A special launch event was held in Derry’s Guildhall on
ing and open to the world in a “People always have con- Kenny met the Canadian leader Wednesday.
positive, progressive way,” Mr cerns about free trade agree- in Montreal.
Trudeau said. ments. Belfast Lord Mayor Nuala McAllister said: “Our shared cul-
Mr Trudeau left Ireland on ture is one of the key selling points, the other cities in the UK will
Trade issues were high on “But there are many more Wednesday for engagements in be doing single bids.”
benefits for our country and Scotland, including meeting the
our people, our economy than Every year, two cities receive the title of Capital of Culture

the agenda when Mr Trudeau there are downsides. Queen at the Palace of from the European Union.

and Mr Varadkar met in “It’s not just an agreement Holyroodhouse on Wednesday The accolade entails organizing a series of cultural events and

Farmleigh House in Dublin, for big business. to “honor her importance to can provide a fillip to the economy and boost investment and

with the CETA agreement “It’s also an agreement for Canada’s history.” C tourism. C

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