Trade missions for women, Indigenous and LGBTQ interests in 2018: minister
HALIFAX — The Canadian government will lead trade missions for women, Indigenous and LGBTQ businesses and entrepreneurs later this year, International Trade Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said Saturday.
The announcement was part of a speech promoting the Liberal government’s progressive trade agenda at the party’s national convention in Halifax.
“In 2018, Canada will lead a women business ministerial trade mission. We will also lead the first ever LGBTQ trade mission, and the first ever trade mission devoted to Indigenous business owners and entrepreneurs,” Champagne said.
He offered no details about the missions, but said the idea is to promote the interests of those who have been ignored in the past.