Ralph Goodale to attend U.S. state dinner, meet with counterpart over border security
Public safety minister joins Justin Trudeau, delegates for official White House visit
Regina MP and Public Safety Minister RalphGoodaleis in Washington D.C. today, along with Justin Trudeau, as he and a delegation of federal officials meet their U.S. counterparts.
Along with attending the U.S. state dinner hosted by President Obama and Michelle Obamaat 7 p.m. ET, Goodaleis scheduled for a luncheon with Secretary of StateJohn Kerry and a meeting with Secretary ofHomeland SecurityJeh Johnson.
According to a spokesperson in Goodale's office, the meeting withJohnson is where the two will work on the details of strengthening border security between thetwo countries.
On Thursday morning, Goodale tweeted out some details about his trip to the Capitol.
In Washington today w/ PM @JustinTrudeau & several Cabinet
colleagues - building a better border, more prosperous, more secure (1/3)
—@RalphGoodaleSome 200,000 people move back+forth across the Cda-US border every DAY, plus $2.4-Billion in daily two-way trade (2/3) #cdnpoli
—@RalphGoodalePM @JustinTrudeau is well positioned to restore a sense
of good will, common sense and mutual respect in Cda-US relations (3/3) #cdnpoli
—@RalphGoodale
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