Cameron in Canada for security, economic talks

British Prime Minister: David Cameron visited Ottawa on Thursday and called for a united front and swift action with Canada to tackle the debt crisis which is sapping confidence in the global economy.


Cameron’s was making a brief stop en route home from the United Nations in New York, and spoke in a joint address to parliament that was heavily focused on the problems of debt in the euro zone that are plaguing growth worldwide.The economic situation is much more dangerous and the solution for most countries can not be simply to borrow more,” he added.


Cameron’s visit came after the leaders of six G20 industrialized and developing nations, including Canada and Britain, in an open letter called on eurozone governments to urgently tackle the debt crisis, warning of contagion risks to the world economy.Tony Blair, in 2001, was the last British prime minister to address a joint session of parliament in Ottawa.


Cameron had quipped upon his arrival, “One of the things I am finding about this job is that whichever countries I visit, members of the Royal family have got there first,” referring to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s visit.