Official Languages Minister GINETTE PETITPAS TAYLOR told reporters in French on Friday “le gros secret” is where the Conservatives stand ahead of the big vote. MONDAY HOUSE VOTE - The Commons is expected to wrap up on C-13, an overhaul of the Official Languages Act, at third reading after Question Period today and possibly send it off to the Senate. Know someone who could use Ottawa Playbook? Direct them to this link. It may be the key question of the entire meet: How will the special G-7 okonomiyaki (a dish often characterized to Westerners as a sort of Japanese pizza or pancake, but tastes nothing like either) themed for Canada taste? And might it become more controversial than broad beans? It boasts apples and maple syrup, which might make it a safer bet. A food academy is hoping everyone at the G-7 will take home recipes to try to recreate some custom summit dishes. WHAT WE REALLY WANT TO KNOW - Move over coronation quiche. Although, leaders will get to take a family photo of sorts at a fan-favorite Instagram spot among travelers to the region: the “floating” Itsukushima shrine on Miyajima island, which is normally home to more people-curious deer than politicians. Fun fact: The summit is being hosted in Japan Prime Minister FUMIO KISHIDA’s hometown and electoral district of Hiroshima - a big change from the remote reaches of Kashikojima, Mie Prefecture from the last time Japan played host. Over at POLITICO’s China Watch newsletter, Stuart Lau runs down some of the main issues to come up at the G-7 meet. Thursday, Trudeau marks Canada’s contributions to the Korean war at a ceremony opening the Kapyong Battle commemorative trail. His meeting later with President Yoon Suk Yeol wraps with a joint presser. ![]() In Seoul on Wednesday, Trudeau will meet with business leaders to lure companies into investing in Canada, with key words being batteries and transportation. ![]() PLAN A RETURN TRIP - Evans also said it’s “not a hard prediction to make” that the PM will probably end up traveling to Asia more often as the region becomes increasingly important amid a changing global context, but the big question there will be which reasons bring him back.ĪT A GLANCE - ZI-ANN LUM details the whole trip schedule for Pro Canada PM subscribers. “It’s not one that’s on the boil in Asian countries that have been experiencing this kind of stuff for a long time.” Foreign interference: “I would be very surprised if there were much discussion of Chinese interference activities,” Evans said. “It’s extremely important, but (the G-7) is declining as a percentage of the world views on where things should be going.” “The G-7 footprint is declining,” Evans said, noting how the world is divided over Ukraine. ![]() Invites were sent to countries from the South Pacific, Africa and elsewhere. ![]() Global south: Don’t just watch what Canada and the usual characters say. Security situation: A government official told reporters Friday it will be a “very different” G-7 than that of four or five years ago, but one unified around Ukraine and China, with both countries expected to come up as topics in a “through line for the entire summit.” LNG:How Canada balances its language as it visits liquified natural gas export markets eyed by Canadian businesses. Some key things to watch out of the PM’s travels: Then he’ll rush off to Japan for the G-7 on the 19th.Īsian affairs expert and UBC professor PAUL EVANS tells Playbook he expects business as usual in bilateral relations but the G-7 meetings come at “a pretty pivotal moment” in an increasingly nervous region over tensions between China and the U.S. He heads to Seoul for a bilat on May 16, marking the first prime ministerial visit to South Korea since Stephen Harper in 2014. | APĬHANGE OF PACE - Prime Minister JUSTIN TRUDEAU gets a reprieve from fielding questions on foreign interference and passport design this week for a bout of international travel, armed with a string of announceables. Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during an interview with foreign media members at the prime minister's office on April 20, 2023, in Tokyo.
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