 It also recalled its own ambassador from Ottawa, suspended all new trade (except oil sales), froze all Saudia flights to and from Toronto and cancelled scholarships for thousands of Saudi students in Canada.In April 2000, Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien made a state visit to Saudi Arabia.In a meeting held in Ottawa in December 2015, Canadian Foreign Minister Stéphane Dion met with his Saudi counterpart Adel al-Jubeir to discuss matters pertaining to human rights in Saudi Arabia.