The prime minister told fellow leaders that Canada has been an active member of the multination coalition combating Islamic extremists and “will continue to be, but will evaluate how we can best contribute”, Ahmad said.
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Mr. Trudeau told Canadian reporters Canada would still have a “serious military role” in the Middle East and in the fight against ISIS, but with a focus on training local troops.
In that session, Trudeau called the Islamic State a “scourge on the world” and condemned the terror attack in France and recent bombings in Turkey, according a summary provided by spokesperson Cameron Ahmad. Mr. Trudeau declined Monday to offer a timetable on the end to Canada’s bombing mission.
Trudeau said no other leader has told him to keep the CF-18s in place.
“Slamming doors in their faces would be a betrayal of our values”, Obama said at the close of the summit. “There are many, many discussions that we’re going to be able to build on, but I’m not going to speculate on what those can be”, Trudeau said when asked about investment rules.
The worldwide aid agency Oxfam said the G20 made progress in tackling the refugee crisis.
“The G20’s commitment to a bold new deal for refugees – ensuring their right to work, to access health care and education and provide safe and legal routes to other countries – could make a huge difference to the lives of millions of people”, said Steve Price-Thomas, Oxfam’s deputy advocacy director.
Mr. Trudeau’s transition team was headed by former deputy minister Peter Harder, who is president of the Canada China Business Council, a group that advocates for greater trade and business links between the two countries. That echoes themes that Trudeau brought to the summit as he talked up the Liberals’ plan to invest heavily in infrastructure to boost economic growth in Canada.
The optics for Mr. Trudeau “look very problematic for a government that’s come to power promising that, Canada is back, and one of the first things Canada does is be offside with its major alliance partners”, said Kim Richard Nossal, an expert in global relations and defense policy at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario.
“We have seen from all nations a desire to engage robustly on climate change”, Trudeau said.
Fabius is at the summit, standing in for President Francois Hollande who has been meeting with security experts following Friday’s deadly attacks in Paris.
During meeting with Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, Xi Jinping said China and Canada should expand cooperation, enhance mutual trust, and further promote long-term healthy and stable strategic partnership.
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The attacks have largely overshadowed the economic agenda of the G20, as leaders continued Monday to discuss a response the growing threat of ISIL.
