Trudeau, French President Macron Meet in Ottawa, Discuss Ukraine, Middle East, AI

“In response to the triple planetary crisis of climate warming, biodiversity loss, and pollution, we will continue to step up our cooperation, particularly in the fight against climate change and ocean protection,” the statement said.
In the Indo-Pacific, both countries will beef up “strategic and military analysis” and study opportunities for joint patrol missions, such as possibly integrating Canadian support in the deployment of a French aircraft carrier, the joint statement said.
The two countries will also increase communication to better respond to “foreign interference operations and information manipulation,” the statement said.
Macron and Trudeau were in New York earlier this week for the opening of the United Nations General Assembly, and they will meet again next week, this time in France, for the Francophonie summit.
Macron last visited Canada in 2018 for a meeting of the G7 leaders.