ウィスパリング同時通訳研究会コミュのG7 Leaders' Summit: PM Justin Trudeau holds closing news conference – June 13, 2021

Justin Trudeau: (02:38)
I want to begin by thanking Prime Minister Johnson for his warm welcome and congratulate him on a successful summit. The G7 represents not only many of Canada’s strongest allies, but our closest friends. And as our world faces the task of rebuilding from this once-in-a-century crisis, I cannot think of a better moment to meet. In the last three days I’ve had the chance to meet with all the leaders of the G7, which includes President Biden with whom I talked about coordinating measures at our borders as both of our countries move ahead with mass vaccination. We also touched on global issues, bilateral issues, such as jobs, climate change, and trade. I also sat down with Chancellor Merkel in her last G7 to discuss how we can continue to work together on shared priorities, whether that’s beating COVID-19 or fighting climate change.(03:36)[French 00:03:36]
(04:37)
However, to truly beat COVID 19 anywhere, we have to beat it everywhere. That’s something we’ve understood right from the start of this pandemic. That’s why Canada has to date contributed two and a half billion dollars to help address this crisis globally. We are one of only four countries that has already paid our fair share to the ACT Accelerator, which supports global access to vaccines tests and treatments. But this pandemic isn’t over yet, so through the G7, we’re stepping up once again. Today, the G7 announced that our collective commitments will result in over two billion doses being shared with the rest of the world. Canada’s portion is 100 million doses.
(05:25)
To break that down, Canada’s funding to the ACT Accelerator is helping 87 million doses be provided to developing countries. In addition, we’re donating 13 million doses procured by Canada to other countries through COVAX. We will also have more to say in the coming weeks as our vaccine procurement process identifies even more doses that can be shared with the world. At the end of the day what’s important isn’t how we get doses out to people, what matters is that each vaccine keeps someone safe. Someone’s grandmother, father or daughter. That’s what counts. And to Canadians, I want to be clear. This global commitment on vaccines is in addition to and in parallel with our vaccine rollout at home. We have millions of doses being delivered into the country each week and every day more and more people get their first and second shots. (06:29)
Over the course of this year’s summit, we also had the chance to move the dial on another key challenge for our shared future climate change. G7 countries represent some of the world’s leading economies. Real progress means real action from everyone in this group. As Canadians that’s something we take to heart there.(06:50)[French 00:06:50]

Justin Trudeau: (06:50)
For our part, Canada will continue to step up. Canada will double our climate finance commitment to $5.3 billion over the next five years, helping communities around the world fight and adapt to climate change. We’re also making sure more of those funds tackle biodiversity loss and adaptation, and that more money stays in communities by expanding direct grants. Canada has consistently led on climate action and we’re doubling down on our commitment to clean air, middle-class jobs and a sustainable future. (09:13)
As leaders of the G7, we not only have the responsibility to ensure our own citizens are safe and have good jobs and a bright future, we have the power to help make this a reality for people around the world. No matter where she lives, every girl should be able to pick up a backpack and go to school. Every woman should have the tools to lift herself and her community up. (09:39)[French 00:09:39].
(09:39)
When we stand United through institutions like the G7, we send the message that the world’s democracies will work together to meet the challenges we face and defend the values we hold dear. Together, we must continue to strengthen respect for international law and defend people who face persecution and suffering abroad.(10:50)
I want to thank all of our partners who have supported Canada in condemning the arbitrary detention of Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig and joined us in calling for their immediate release, as well as reaffirming the G7’s shared commitment to our initiative, condemning arbitrary detentions around the world. At this meeting, Canada led the way on a common approach to addressing the challenges posed by China. As partners, we must stand strong and united. And at this weekend’s summit, we agreed to the action needed to do just that. [foreign language 00:11:29]

Stephanie Taylor: (11:44)Mr. Stephanie Taylor, with the Canadian press. I’m wondering if you can clarify for me where these 13 million doses are coming from and when will you be donating them?
Justin Trudeau: (11:56)
Canada has long recognized that even as we move forward on vaccinating Canadians, in order to keep everyone including Canadians safe, we need to do our part to make sure everyone around the world is vaccinated as well. That’s why we’ve committed a hundred million doses to the vaccine-sharing initiative that was announced today at the G7. Of that, many of those doses flow through the ACT Accelerator investment that we made in the beginning. And I’ll point out that Canada and Germany are two of the only four countries to have met and even exceeded our commitments to the ACT Accelerator as well as a number of doses that we have purchased in Canada, that we are directing through Kovacs to be distributed around the world.(12:44)
But it’s important to remember that just giving vaccines to the world on their own isn’t quite enough. We need medical systems. We need refrigeration systems. We need abilities to get those into arms around the world. And that’s the role that the ACT Accelerator plays and where Canada has seen importance, not just in donating doses, but in also supporting the health systems. [foreign language 00:13:10]

Stephanie Taylor: (13:09)Thank you, but that didn’t answer the question. What month and what year will you be donating these 13 million doses in surplus?
Justin Trudeau: (14:29)
A number of these doses are on their way as we speak. More will come in the coming months. And as I pointed out, there will be… Because we know Canada was very successful in negotiating vaccine contracts, even more doses that were destined for Canada that we’re going to be able to share around the world as we see Canadians getting vaccinated to higher and higher levels, and we simply do not need those doses. [foreign language 00:15:06]

Murray Brewster: (15:15)Good afternoon, Prime Minister. Murray Brewster with CBC News. The World Health Organization said yesterday that it needs 100 million doses right now. It needs 11 billion doses by the time we get to next year at this time. Is not the G7 commitment and Canada’s commitment falling short of that appeal?
Justin Trudeau: (15:52)The ability that we have to announce two billion doses today is a beginning. We know how much more there is to do, and as G7, we will continue to work to ensure that people get vaccinated around the world as quickly as possible. But those two billion doses, including a hundred million doses from Canada, are going to make a real difference right now.

Murray Brewster: (16:15)The United States, the UK, and Germany are all moving ahead with some form of improved pandemic early warning system. What precisely is Canada going to do to improve its early warning pandemic system?
Justin Trudeau: (16:28)
There are many things that Canada has been reviewing and working on, and we will continue to work to make sure that Canadians are protected from any future pandemic. We’ve certainly… All of us learned lessons through this pandemic, and that was why the exciting presentation we had earlier today or yesterday on the 100-day plan to ensure that we can actually move quickly in any future pandemic, right around the world in a coordinated, concerted way to respond to the very real threat that we now fully understand that pandemics pose to our economies, to our citizens, and to our world.

Abigail Bimman: (17:09)
Hi Prime Minister. Abigail Bimman, Global News. On a domestic issue, the head of the Navy and the second in command of the military, who also oversees military police, went golfing with General Jonathan Vance last week. General Vance, also under a military police investigation. Should these two men keep their jobs? And what message does this send to victims of military misconduct? What confidence can they have that they’ll get due process in their cases?
Justin Trudeau: (17:36)Obviously, the two men in question need to answer those questions for themselves, but I know that the Minister of Defense is following up with the acting chief of staff on this issue.
Abigail Bimman: (17:47)Prime minister, on China, you talk about action as specific action that will be taken. The communique was not specific on China. What can you tell us about action that Canada and that the G7 will take with China?

Justin Trudeau: (17:58)
Well, I think one of the things we’ve seen over the past many months and even years is all of us have responded in various ways to issues that have arisen regarding China. What we really came together clearly to say and to put forward today was a need to speak with one voice, a need to coordinate much more closely our working together and our focus on demonstrating that our approach of a rules-based system, our alignment on values, our promotion of the kinds of standards and opportunities for people around the world that we have always stood for is better aligned. (18:41)
A concrete example is the work that we’re going to be doing on infrastructure investments in the developing world, whether it’s Canadian pension funds or equity capital around the world, there is tremendous expertise that working together, we’re going to be able to unlock, to create growth opportunities and greater potential fulfilling for people around the world. These are the kinds of things that was very clear is the approach that G7 is going to take.

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