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Justin Trudeau formally commits to lifting visa requirement for Mexicans
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto met with Canada's PM at G20 summit in Turkey
By Susana Mas, CBC News Posted: Nov 17, 2015 7:24 PM ET Last Updated: Nov 17, 2015 8:16 PM ET
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, met with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto during a bilateral meeting at the G20 summit in Antalya, Turkey, on Sunday. (CBC)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has formally committed to removing visa requirements for Mexican citizens entering Canada, a policy imposed by the Conservative government in 2009 to stem the flow of Mexicans seeking asylum here.
Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto said that Trudeau confirmed the commitment during a face-to-face meeting with Canada's new prime minister at the G20 summit in Antalya, Turkey.
"Justin Trudeau confirmed that he has signalled his cabinet to remove in the future the Canadian visa requirement for Mexicans," Pena Nieto wrote in Spanish in a post on Twitter Sunday.
A statement from the Prime Minister's Office said Trudeau discussed mutual issues with Pena Nieto, including climate change, and "reiterated the [election] platform commitment to lift the visa requirement on Mexican citizens."
The requirement had become an irritant between the two countries with the Mexican ambassador saying in 2013 he was "really mad" at Stephen Harper's Conservative government.
Olivier Duchesneau, the deputy director of communications for Trudeau, could not say when Mexicans would be able to travel to Canada without a visa, but told CBC News by phone today that the prime minister had instructed members of his cabinet to move forward with the change.
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto met with Canada's PM at G20 summit in Turkey
By Susana Mas, CBC News Posted: Nov 17, 2015 7:24 PM ET Last Updated: Nov 17, 2015 8:16 PM ET
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, met with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto during a bilateral meeting at the G20 summit in Antalya, Turkey, on Sunday. (CBC)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has formally committed to removing visa requirements for Mexican citizens entering Canada, a policy imposed by the Conservative government in 2009 to stem the flow of Mexicans seeking asylum here.
Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto said that Trudeau confirmed the commitment during a face-to-face meeting with Canada's new prime minister at the G20 summit in Antalya, Turkey.
"Justin Trudeau confirmed that he has signalled his cabinet to remove in the future the Canadian visa requirement for Mexicans," Pena Nieto wrote in Spanish in a post on Twitter Sunday.
A statement from the Prime Minister's Office said Trudeau discussed mutual issues with Pena Nieto, including climate change, and "reiterated the [election] platform commitment to lift the visa requirement on Mexican citizens."
The requirement had become an irritant between the two countries with the Mexican ambassador saying in 2013 he was "really mad" at Stephen Harper's Conservative government.
Olivier Duchesneau, the deputy director of communications for Trudeau, could not say when Mexicans would be able to travel to Canada without a visa, but told CBC News by phone today that the prime minister had instructed members of his cabinet to move forward with the change.
