They (Canadian businesses) would get to the finish line, another state leader would swoop in, a trade minister would swoop in and make a call and billions of dollars of deals would be lost (to competitors).

We are launching Canada’s first-ever strategic exports office, working side by side to help our best companies win the biggest contracts in the toughest markets around the world.

“The due diligence is happening right now and so to protect those commercial sensitivities I think it’s important that we allow the proponents to work through those conversations,”

“It’s been a busy couple of days. We’ve been at it negotiating and we literally just walked out of the room with the final touches,”

Our partnership with (Turkey), as a NATO ally and strategic partner in the crossroads of Europe and Asia, has even greater potential and I am ready to advance it.

This will unlock real opportunities for Canadian industry in sectors like clean energy, aerospace and mining.

We’re taking concrete steps to deepen a relationship that benefits both economies.