Abe leaves legacy of ‘elevated’ Canada-Japan relationship, says ambassador

Some credit former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe with saving Canada's Pacific Rim trade deal after the Trump administration pulled out of negotiations.

Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated during a political rally in Nara, Japan on July 8. He is pictured at a press conference during an April 2019 visit to Ottawa alongside Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY NEIL MOSS

July 13, 2022

After the shocking assassination of Japan’s former and longest-serving prime minister, the country’s ambassador in Canada and the co-chair of the Canada-Japan Inter-Parliamentary Group say Shinzo Abe has left a considerable mark on the Ottawa-Tokyo relationship. “He elevated the Canada-Japan ...

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