“Powerful progressive voices are incredibly important” in discussions affecting global issues in the face of growing authoritarianism around the world, the Canadian prime minister said.
In the midst of their first meeting, prior to the Summit of the Americas in California, the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau praised President Gabriel Boricvisiting your country.
“It is very exciting to see the emergence on the continent of a progressive voice with an exciting (government) agenda,” Trudeau told the media and Boric himself shortly before the start of the bilateral meeting.
The Canadian Prime Minister added that “strong progressive voices are incredibly important” in discussions that affect global issues in the face of the growth of authoritarianism throughout the world.
For his part, Boric told Trudeau that the world needs countries like Canada and Chile.
At the same time, the President highlighted the points in common between the two governments.
Trudeau expressed his satisfaction with Boric’s presence in the Canadian capital and the desire to work with the President on issues that affect the continent but also the rest of the world.
In this sense, Boric showed his harmony with Trudeau and affirmed that “democracy is at risk in many parts of the world” and that it is important for him personally, but also for Chile, that “powerful young and progressive voices” have their presence in the international agenda.
“The world is changing even faster than we thought and the world needs countries like Canada and Chile,” Boric continued.
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Boric and Trudeau agree on policies such as gender equality, inclusive economic growth and climate crisis
The two leaders pointed out the coincidence that exists in policies such as gender equality, inclusive economic growth, the fight against the climate crisis, the development of renewable energies and relations with indigenous peoples.
Boric declared his satisfaction that his government is feminist and expressed his admiration for Canada’s multicultural approach and the bilingualism of the North American country, where English and French are official languages.
“I would love that in Chile we could speak in our languages, especially indigenous languages,” said the President.
After the bilateral meeting, both leaders gave a joint press conference.
Before the press, Trudeau officially welcomed his “friend” Gabriel, highlighting the 80 years of bilateral relations and the quarter century of commercial ties.
For his part, Boric thanked him for the welcome in French, made an introduction in English and partly recounted the topics discussed during the meeting, in Spanish.