It seems likely he’ll plumb that theme with the Commonwealth countries as well, but the reason for his unusual visit is to rally support for an global climate agreement.
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“It is yet another example that Canada is once again a serious player in the worldwide fight against climate change”, the newly-elected PM said. Canada has pledged Dollars 2 billion assistance to help poor countries in their quest for limiting green-house gas emissions. “We have seen this with terrorism and we have seen it also with climate change”, he said. “We need a vision and we need concerted efforts across all the different levels of government in order to meet the challenges in terms of the environment and climate change”.
Federal NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair says concrete action is critical and that without firm Carbon dioxide reduction targets, the Paris summit could be branded a failure.
Canadian new Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will travel to Europe for various bilateral and multilateral meetings focused on climate change, and building ties with Britain as well as the Commonthwealth.
“Thirty-one of our 53 members are small states and 25 are small island developing states, which are most vulnerable to climate change”, the statement quoted Sharma as saying.
“The Commonwealth can be a force for good”, he said.
Notley and other provincial leaders will join Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as part of the Canadian delegation to the French capital for COP21 to address what Notley called “one of the most pressing issues the world is facing”. “These are all really significant actions and I think Alberta will be applauded for them”, said Smith, who will also attend the Paris conference.
It was a reunion for the two as they met several times when Trudeau was a child and his father Pierre Trudeau was prime minister.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has exchanged pleasantries with Queen Elizabeth II in Malta at his first Commonwealth Heads Of Government Meeting, in a much-anticipated gathering between the dignitaries.
He said financing will be made available to small states for the goal of fighting climate change.
Canada under Stephen Harper and Australia under former prime minister Tony Abbott were both criticized for being climate change policy laggards but Trudeau suggested the two countries have changed their tune.
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The interview aired on BBC’s flagship nightly current affairs show on the day the British government brought down a new budget, guaranteeing a large and influential audience.
