During a banquet held at the Corinthia Hotel last night, Trudeau made a toast to the 89-year-old monarch, during which he reminded her that he was the 12th Canadian prime minister to serve during her reign.
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Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau has announced that Canada will contribute an historic $2.65 billion over the next five years to help developing countries tackle climate change.
Trudeau says that he and all leaders have a consolidated outlook on the issue of climate change, which represents a challenge for the world.
Senior officials from nearly 200 nations are due to meet from November 30 to December 11 in the French capital, including new Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
As for Trudeau, he will now be coming into the Paris negotiations on a wave of positive momentum, both domestically and internationally, but will still be put to task over other major issues that Canada is still considered weak on.
“We will do the hard work, which is to come up with realistic and credible targets for Canada”, she added.
Trudeau flies from Malta to Paris, Saturday, where he will attend the U-N climate change summit which opens Monday.
“I expect that we can further strengthen our partnership in peace, stability and security”.
Mr Cameron said: “It’s good that president Hollande is here at the Commonwealth meeting because there is a chance in the run up to the vital Paris conference on climate change to build the momentum for a global deal”.
India’s “coal minister” Piyush Goyal is on record saying the world’s third-largest producer of greenhouse gases won’t be constrained by emissions limits when developed countries have spent the past century pouring carbon into the Earth’s atmosphere.
Trudeau said: “The Commonwealth plays a key role in promoting democracy, peaceful pluralism, inclusive and accountable governance, and sustainable development around the world”.
Ban said he is looking forward to working with Canada’s new leader.
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“We know that children, particularly the poorest, are disproportionately vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, a fundamental threat to their most basic rights, including access to food, water, education and survival”, David Morley, UNICEF Canada’s president, said in a statement. “I look forward to partnering with provinces and territories – and all parties – to achieve an ambitious global climate agreement at COP 21 for our and all future generations”.
