The major concern among those who oppose the Liberal’s refugee plan is security and the fear that appropriate security checks will be limited in order to hit Trudeau’s timeline. “Well, I guess I’ll shake your hand”, Mr. MacDonald said of Mr. Harper’s response.
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Although fresh in office, he has gone to Turkey for the G20 summit and Manila for the APEC summit.
Trudeau – who has embraced the attention as a way to highlight Canadian issues – chuckled at Obama’s advice.
“I have absolutely adored my stay in the Philippines”, he replied. He brought it up everywhere he went, seeking to reassure everyone he met that after 10 years of apparent Conservative inaction and even obstructionism, Canada was here to help.
Trudeau instructed Foreign Affairs Minister Stéphane Dion in a mandate letter made public last Friday to lift the Mexican visa requirement.
The caption said: “Ladies choice Are you with Team Nieto or Team Trudeau?”
Of course, this might just seem like I’m splitting hairs at this point but the larger issue I’m getting at is that Trudeau is not flawless.
The Ipsos poll, conducted exclusively for Global News, found that 60 per cent of Canadians disagree with Justin Trudeau’s election promise to relocate 25,000 people displaced largely due to the conflict in Syria.
Canada’s Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan said the Liberal government will be mindful of the recent attacks in Paris and Beirut when screening refugee applicants, with security considerations being a priority. Because those surveys suggest many people in this country don’t share the prime minister’s enthusiasm for going all in so quickly.
Move over, President Obama, there’s a new muse on the world stage.
“We’ll take a few interest right now and convert that into the substance of what we’re talking about”.
Barack Obama and Justin Trudeau, instant BFFs.
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation said of the elder Trudeau: “Women and men were mesmerized by him”.
Trudeau also talked about his father when he explained how he views the fandom. “But I only have one thing to say to you: you need to get out of Ukraine”. Trudeau mispronounced Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto’s name twice, and praised China during a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Trudeau has repeatedly said he wants to consult with Canadians and Parliament before moving forward on the massive 12-country Pacific Rim trade pact.
Obama left no doubt that he expects Canada to rapidly ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade and investment deal.
“International relations often come down to personal relationships”.
“I know that this has exposed a problem that needs fixing within our legislation that we’re going to lean into and ensure happens”, he said at a press conference at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation’s worldwide Media Center in Pasay City.
“When you won, a lot of people thought it was a moment of change, not only for Canada”, he said. Twitter feeds became clogged by those in other countries sending out pictures of Trudeau with heart-eyed emojis.
The prime minister said he expected Dion to work with other cabinet colleagues to “strengthen trilateral North American co-operation with the United States and Mexico”.
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“Frankly, I think that’s a big part of what these summits are about”, he said.
