A delegation of Canadian MPs that traveled to Taiwan met with President Tsai Ing-wen on July 6 and discussed strengthening trade and security partnerships between the two nations.
Ms. Tsai welcomed the parliamentary delegation, led by Conservative MP Melissa Lantsman, who is also deputy leader of her party, at the Taiwan Presidential Office.
Other members of the parliamentary delegation included Conservative MPs Michael Cooper, Kyle Seeback, Michael Barrett, and Garnett Genuis; Liberal MP Chandra Arya; and Bloc Québécois MPs Marie-Helene Gaudreau and Marilene Gill. The delegation was accompanied by the Canadian Trade Office in Taipei Executive Director Jim Nickel.
This is the second Canadian parliamentary delegation to visit Taiwan this year. A 10-member delegation, led by Liberal MP John McKay, travelled to Taiwan in April, signalling the resumption of the long-standing parliamentary exchanges between the two after the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic….