D-CA Chair meets the Canadian Minister of Fisheries and Oceans

23-04-2026 - 17:15
Javier Moreno Sánchez, Chair of the Delegation for relations with Canada and Joanne Thompson, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans (Canada) shaking hands and posing for a photo in front of the EU and Canadian flags.
Javier Moreno Sánchez, Chair of the Delegation for relations with Canada and Joanne Thompson, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans (Canada) © European Union (2026)

On 22 April, D-CA Chair Javier Moreno Sánchez met with Joanne Thompson, the Canadian Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, to discuss the EU’s Fitness Check of its rules on trade in seal products, as well as the sensitivities surrounding seal hunting for Indigenous and coastal communities in Canada