We will continue to be there for Canadians in the months ahead. вЂњSince the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of Canada has taken a range of measures to protect CanadiansвЂ™ health and our economy. Now is the time to work together for the common good. I am grateful to all those participating in this important process for their hard work. The work weвЂ™ve done today will help advance an equitable and sustainable economic recovery for everyone from COVID-19. The Honourable Ralph Everard Gonsalves, Political Leader of the Unity Labour Party (U.L.P), was appointed by His Excellency the Governor-General to the Office. вЂњThe outcomes of todayвЂ™s discussions will be reported back to national leaders at the end of September. Six discussion groups have since been established to develop concrete proposals to support developing countries as they cope with the pandemic. вЂњThis was a follow-up to the High-Level Event on Financing for Development in the Era of COVID-19 and Beyond, led by the Canadian and Jamaican Prime Ministers and the United Nations Secretary General, on May 28, 2020. Holness, as leader of the governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), was sworn in as Prime Minister on 3 March 2016, succeeding Peoples National Party (PNP) leader Portia Simpson-Miller. Minister Gordon was born in Jamaica and is a long-time resident of Winnipeg. вЂњTogether with the Minister of Finance and the Public Service of Jamaica and the United Nations Deputy Secretary General, today I co-chaired a meeting of Finance Ministers from around the world to discuss proposals for the international communityвЂ™s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The prime minister of Jamaica is Jamaicas head of government, currently Andrew Holness. With her appointment as Minister of Mental Health, Wellness and Recovery.

Notes: Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the Honourable Keith Rowley and Prime Minister of Jamaica, the Most Honourable Andrew Holness, signed the Joint Communiqu yesterday (Thursday 21st July, 2016) during a media conference at the Office of the Prime Minister, Jamaica. Today, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, issued the following statement: Venue: Office of the Prime Minister, Jamaica.

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