Trudeau, whose father Pierre served as Canada’s prime minister for a total of 15 years, showed off his bilingual skills, opening his remarks to reporters in French, before switching to English.
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Pineda argued that, “the illegal garbage imports have nowhere to go, but Canada and the development of a [so-called] “Canadian solution” should not be used as an excuse to justify the extended stay of the trash consignments in the country for temporary storage or permanent disposal”.
Two days earlier, photos of him and a winking Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto declaring them “APEC hotties” occupied the top half of the paper’s front page.
But he’s gotten older and grayer, and he’s been eclipsed at an Asian economic forum here by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, 43, the so-called #APEChottie.
Asked what he thought of all the extra attention, Trudeau told a press conference that as the son of a politician, he learned early on to distinguish between his true self and the perceptions of others, both positive and negative.
Couillard noted that Ontario entering into a cap-and-trade system with Quebec, which puts a price on carbon and creates an economic incentive to lower greenhouse gas emissions, is a radical change for Canada.
There have been demonstrations at the Canadian embassy in the Philippines and calls for the garbage to be sent home.
“Canada needs to continue to stand strongly with the worldwide community pushing back against the bully that is Vladimir Putin”, Mr. Trudeau said.
The attack in Paris may be the first thing that could dent Trudeau’s popularity.
Trudeau campaigned on the promise to bring in more refugees, saying Canada should do more to help tackle the Middle East crisis.
Dozens deep, the group shrieked and wailed as they followed Trudeau out of the summit’s global media centre in a cocoon of adulation.
According to Philippine media reports, Trudeau pledged in a meeting with the country’s President, Benigno Aquino, that he would assist the Philippines to join the TPP, a clear indication that Canada’s position on the deal is already decided.
Trudeau said while travelling from Turkey to Manila that one of his priorities would be to talk about “a proper continental approach” in North America.
Other leaders at APEC, including U.S. President Barack Obama, China’s Xi Jinping and Japan’s Shinzo Abe were not on the list.
“Right now, that is the only game in town”. At the time, Obama had environmental concerns about approving the transport of dirty oil from Alberta across the United States.
Underscoring the eagerness on both sides for increased cooperation and coordination, Obama and Trudeau agreed that the Canadian prime minster will travel to the White House in January for more extensive discussions.
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Writing about the Facebook video released by AJ+, an Al-Jazeera network spin-off, the newsblog Coconuts Manila said, “Mexicans reacted with a resounding “yuck!’ toward the Philippines” overwhelming interest in their president”.
