McGuinty Government Strengthens Ontario's Global Strength

TOKYO, JAPAN, April 2, 2007 -- Economic Development and Trade Minister Sandra Pupatello met with key industry leaders in Tokyo and Nagoya Japan as part of the McGuinty government's aggressive international outreach strategy to build stronger trade and investment ties with key global markets.

• See news release: MCGUINTY GOVERNMENT STRENGTHENS ONTARIO'S GLOBAL STRENGTH

Minister Pupatello addresses a reception for Japanese and Canadian business leaders at the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo April 2, 2007.

Minister Pupatello toasts the Ontario-Japan relationship at the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo. The Minister is joined by (from left) Robert Ulmer, Ontario Consul, Economic Affairs at Ontario's International Marketing Centre in Japan and H.E. Joseph Caron, Canadian Ambassador to Japan on April 2, 2007.

Minister Pupatello listens to Philip O'Neill, President of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Japan, address Ontario and Japanese business leaders at a luncheon meeting in Tokyo on April 2, 2007.

Minister Pupatello addresses a luncheon meeting of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Japan (CCCJ) in Tokyo on April 3, 2007.