Canada's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Ralph Goodale says the Canadian delegation hopes to make an impact in critical conversations about climate change and global food insecurity among Commonwealth nations in Rwanda this week.
The Commonwealth is made up of 54 independent nations with historic ties to the British Crown, which together represent about 2.5 billion people.Several of those poorer countries have felt the pangs of famine that's becoming a pressing issue around the world as access to grain from Ukraine and Russia have been limited by the war.
"It's critically important for Canada to have the opportunity in a forum like this, where you really see the impact of the war in Ukraine, for Canada's voice to be there." Trudeau arrived in Kigali on Wednesday but the official welcome ceremony begins Friday. Leaders are expected to sit down for a series of closed-door meetings Friday and Saturday.
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