Kamal Khera Named New Canadian Consul General In Los Angeles, Will Meet With Studios

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has appointed Kamal Khera as Canada’s Consul General in Los Angeles, where she will represent Canada across Southern California, Arizona and Nevada. She says she wants to rebuild trust amid tensions over the US trade war and President Trump’s comments about Canada becoming the “51st state”, while strengthening cooperation between the two countries.

Khera, 37, was a federal MP for nearly a decade and served as health minister and in other Cabinet roles. Her region is home to almost 50,000 Canadians in Southern California, with thousands more in Arizona and Nevada. She expects to meet interest groups and studios, including on film and television collaboration, as some productions move to Canada, which offers federal and provincial production incentives.