On Monday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with the Governor of California, Gavin Newsom.
Prime Minister Trudeau thanked Governor Newsom for their conversation last month, on the margins of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Summit in San Francisco, United States of America, where they covered a broad range of subjects, including Canada’s Online News Act.
The Prime Minister and the Governor discussed the successful agreement Canada reached with Google last week. The multinational technology company will contribute $100 million in financial support annually, indexed to inflation, for a wide range of news businesses across the country, including independent news businesses and those from Indigenous and official-language minority communities.
With Canada and California as recognized leaders on innovation, the Prime Minister and the Governor exchanged views on support for journalism and its role in strong, healthy democracies.
The Prime Minister and the Governor also discussed the ongoing situation in the Middle East.
The two leaders agreed to remain in contact and looked forward to further collaboration on issues of importance to Canadians and Californians alike.
SOURCE PMO
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