This time, a group of prominent women from across the country say Trudeau should direct the Crown corporation to live up its legal obligations on pay equity.
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Speaking of trade, Trudeau says existing dockage rules with China on canola exports have been extended beyond a deadline of Thursday as the two countries continue to wrestle with a long-term solution.
“It can be seen as showing support for China and a future global economic and financial order where China is set to play a major role”, said Wang Yiwei , professor of worldwide Relations at Renmin University in Beijing who is also a foreign policy adviser to the Communist Party’s global Department .
Canada is also among the seven countries that came together to express concern over China’s claims in the South China Sea, which further upset Beijing.
Trudeau is making his first visit to China since becoming prime minister in November after an upset election win.
“This is really for us, as a new government, the earliest possibility at which we could indicate our interest”, Canadian finance minister Bill Morneau said in response to a question asking why Canada was only applying to join the bank now.
Li also said on Wednesday that a Canadian citizen detained in China for two years on suspicion of spying would be treated humanely, and his case would be handled in accordance with the law.
In an unusually stern commentary, the Xinhua news agency said the “so-called human rights issue stems from the West’s long-standing prejudice and arrogance against China”.
Trudeau himself has indicated in the past that there’s no evidence to support the accusations against Garratt.
By joining, Canada would add its name to the list of 57 other member countries, including Australia, the United Kingdom, France, Germany and South Korea, which signed on a year ago in the face of opposition from the United States.
But he said most officials feel Canada made a mistake by not joining the bank previous year.
After his stay in Beijing, Trudeau will fly to Hangzhou to attend the G20 summit. “We know that a stronger and deeper relationship with China is essential if we are to achieve our own objectives to create Canadian jobs, to strengthen the middle class, and to grow the Canadian economy”.
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China has also been keen to start talks on a free trade agreement with Canada, similar to the pacts Beijing has sealed with Australia and New Zealand, although a senior Canadian government official said last week there is no near-term chance of agreement.
