As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau endeavours to represent an open, interconnected and inclusive Canada on the multilateral stage, his last Liberal predecessor, Paul Martin, says this year’s G20 summit in Hangzhou, China presents an opportunity to make globalization really work. Martin was an architect of the G20. Martin spoke to Marie-Danielle Smith on Sunday about international co-operation and his advice for Trudeau as he departs Monday for a weeklong visit to China, including G20 meetings Sept. 4-5. “In my time, the focus of the G20 was not on four walls. At the G20, both Canada and China will be strong advocates for infrastructure, for example, Martin said, despite cooler reception for that kind of spending in Europe ahead of next year’s summit in Germany.

Source: National Post August 28, 2016 20:37 UTC