Trilateral

The Government of Canada hosts the Fifth Convening of the Trilateral Working Group on Violence Against Indigenous Women and Girls

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Friday, September 8, 2023

At the centre of this international dialogue are the voices of Indigenous women, young women, girls, 2SLGBTQI+ people, survivors, and families.

Key Points: 
  • At the centre of this international dialogue are the voices of Indigenous women, young women, girls, 2SLGBTQI+ people, survivors, and families.
  • Collectively, these commitments will help address the root causes of violence impacting Indigenous women, young women, girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ people in North America.
  • In 2016, the Governments of Canada, Mexico, and the United States formed the Trilateral Working Group on Violence against Indigenous Women and Girls.
  • The work of the Trilateral Working Group aligns with the Government of Canada's broader efforts to end the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ people in Canada.

Joint statement by The European Disability Forum and The International Disability Alliance on the blockade of the Lachin Corridor, Nagorno-Karabakh

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Thursday, January 19, 2023

GENEVA, Jan. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- As a result of the blockade, around 120,000 people, including more than 9,000 persons with disabilities, face grave human rights violations. This includes the denial of their freedom of movement as about 1,100 people cannot return to their homes in Nagorno-Karabakh, including 270 children separated from their parents.

Key Points: 
  • GENEVA, Jan. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- As a result of the blockade, around 120,000 people, including more than 9,000 persons with disabilities, face grave human rights violations.
  • This includes the denial of their freedom of movement as about 1,100 people cannot return to their homes in Nagorno-Karabakh, including 270 children separated from their parents.
  • Children's right to an inclusive education has been disrupted because kindergartens and preschools have been closed due to the insecurity of the food supply.
  • Due to the closure of the road, access to essential goods and services in the region has become impossible.

Declaration of North America (DNA)

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Wednesday, January 11, 2023

North America shares a unique history and culture that emphasizes innovation, equitable development, and mutually beneficial trade to create inclusive economic opportunities for the benefit of our people.

Key Points: 
  • North America shares a unique history and culture that emphasizes innovation, equitable development, and mutually beneficial trade to create inclusive economic opportunities for the benefit of our people.
  • The three countries of North America each made ambitious commitments under the Los Angeles Declaration, particularly regarding regular pathways, including working together to advance labour mobility in North America and have been delivering on these commitments.
  • Trilateral health cooperation will focus on launching an updated North American Plan for Animal and Pandemic Influenza (NAPAPI) to improve prevention, preparedness, agility, and to provide rapid response to health emergencies in North America.
  • Security cooperation will continue to abide by our common understanding that respect for human rights and the rule of law contribute to a more secure North America.

City of Lancaster, CA, Wins Inaugural Global H2 Twin Cities Designation

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Wednesday, November 23, 2022

LANCASTER, Calif., Nov. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The City of Lancaster, Hawai'i County, and Namie, Japan have won the U.S. Department of Energy's inaugural H2 Twin Cities Initiative with its H2 – TRANS – PACIFIC Team proposal to develop clean renewable H2 solutions for energy sustainability and strengthening ties across the Pacific. The award announcement was made on November 16, 2022, at COP27 in Egypt by U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm, in collaboration with the governments of Japan and the United Kingdom.

Key Points: 
  • LANCASTER, Calif., Nov. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The City of Lancaster, Hawai'i County, and Namie, Japan have won the U.S. Department of Energy's inaugural H2 Twin Cities Initiative with its H2 TRANS PACIFIC Team proposal to develop clean renewable H2 solutions for energy sustainability and strengthening ties across the Pacific.
  • Namie and Lancaster are the world's first renewable H2 cities, and have attracted corporate, government, and academic sponsors to help build out their infrastructure.
  • He thanked the Department of Energy for the H2 Twin Cities designation, which will bring resources and opportunities to green renewable H2 solutions.
  • The City also started its own utility company, Lancaster Energy, allowing residents to utilize local renewable energy at lower prices.

Minister Wilkinson Launches Phase 2 of the Regional Energy and Resource Tables

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Thursday, October 13, 2022

A significant part of the answer to that question is the Regional Energy and Resource Tables.

Key Points: 
  • A significant part of the answer to that question is the Regional Energy and Resource Tables.
  • The Regional Energy and Resource Tables will gather input from relevant partners and seek to align resources, timelines and regulatory approaches to capitalize on key regional opportunities and priorities.
  • The Regional Energy and Resource Tables will also identify areas in which incremental resources may be required.
  • Phase 2 of the Regional Energy and Resource Tables was launched on October 13, with New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, the Northwest Territories and the Yukon.

Statement by the Minister of Public Safety on World Day Against Human Trafficking in Persons

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Saturday, July 30, 2022

On this World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, we join countries around the world in raising awareness and redoubling our efforts to end this heinous crime.

Key Points: 
  • On this World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, we join countries around the world in raising awareness and redoubling our efforts to end this heinous crime.
  • In Canada, human trafficking almost always involves the sexual exploitation of young women and girls.
  • That is why this year's World Day Against Trafficking in Persons focuses on the role of technology in enabling human trafficking.
  • On this World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, we recommit ourselves to protecting victims, fighting traffickers, and preventing this inhuman crime from happening in the first place."

Trilateral Commission Launches the Trilateral Task Force on Global Capitalism in Transition

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Wednesday, May 26, 2021

WASHINGTON, May 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Today, the Trilateral Commission launches The Trilateral Task Force on Global Capitalism in Transition to examine the future of capitalism in the context of major global trends, such as climate change, digitization, and growing nationalism.

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, May 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Today, the Trilateral Commission launches The Trilateral Task Force on Global Capitalism in Transition to examine the future of capitalism in the context of major global trends, such as climate change, digitization, and growing nationalism.
  • With its diversity of views and global reach, the Trilateral Commission is ideally positioned to explore these dynamics.
  • Jean-Claude Trichet, the European chair of the Trilateral Commission, notes, "Capitalism is at a turning point.
  • "The task force will explore our economic systems' potential to be a force for transformation and put forth recommendations that reflect a global collective wisdom."

20 years on: China, Japan, ROK seek cooperation amid uncertainties

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Thursday, December 5, 2019

As Northeast Asian neighbors, China, Japan and the ROK are closely connected in terms of geopolitics and economy, possessing a long history of cultural interaction.

Key Points: 
  • As Northeast Asian neighbors, China, Japan and the ROK are closely connected in terms of geopolitics and economy, possessing a long history of cultural interaction.
  • All these factors have combined to add to the uncertainties of future trilateral cooperation.
  • The current cooperation of China, Japan and the ROK has entered its 20th year.
  • The world is looking forward to more positive results from the trilateral cooperation as it has now reached a new historical juncture.

USMCA framework achieves auto gains: Unifor

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Monday, October 1, 2018

TORONTO, Oct. 1, 2018 /CNW/ - Unifor says the framework of the USMCA trilateral trade deal, between Canada, the U.S. and Mexico, achieves positive gains for the Canadian auto sector.

Key Points: 
  • TORONTO, Oct. 1, 2018 /CNW/ - Unifor says the framework of the USMCA trilateral trade deal, between Canada, the U.S. and Mexico, achieves positive gains for the Canadian auto sector.
  • "This framework delivers significant improvements in auto," said Unifor National President Jerry Dias.
  • "Unifor called for increased rules of origin and higher wage thresholds in Mexico to rebalance auto manufacturing and stem the exodus of good paying jobs from Canada so we're pleased to see those issues addressed."
  • The new trade deal also contains a side letter that effectively exempts the auto sector from tariffs under Section 232.

Renegotiated NAFTA Must "Truly Advance the Interests of Workers in Canada and Across North America:" Steelworkers

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Friday, August 31, 2018

TORONTO, Aug. 31,2018 /CNW/ - Joint statement from Ken Neumann, United Steelworkers (USW) National Director for Canada and Leo W. Gerard, USW International President, on the status of North American Free Trade Agreement renegotiations:

Key Points: 
  • TORONTO, Aug. 31,2018 /CNW/ - Joint statement from Ken Neumann, United Steelworkers (USW) National Director for Canada and Leo W. Gerard, USW International President, on the status of North American Free Trade Agreement renegotiations:
    "Today's decision by the United States Trade Representative to proceed with a U.S.-Mexico bilateral revision to the North American Free Trade Agreement shows a fundamental misunderstanding of the integration and operation of North America's markets.
  • Rather than rushing to complete a bilateral deal and then seeking to pressure Canada into making unacceptable concessions, the negotiators should have engaged in a more thoughtful, consensus-driven trilateral process.
  • "Negotiations are about compromise and understanding the fundamental interests of each nation and the need for governments to represent and protect the interests of their citizens.
  • Those positive steps must be buttressed by a trilateral deal that includes all three original parties and that is fully enforceable.