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Ottawa, Canada (AFP) — Canada is deploying two warships off the coast of Haiti over the coming weeks to conduct surveillance of the crisis-hit country and support local police, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Thursday. Speaking to a meeting of Caribbean leaders in the Bahamian capital Nassau, he said the ships will “conduct surveillance, gather intelligence and maintain a maritime presence off the Haitian coast in the coming weeks.” At a news conference later, he […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Thursday, April 25, said the seventy years of diplomatic relations between the Philippines and Canada “will be put to naught” if the latter “will not act with dispatch and finality” on the issue of wastes shipped to the Philippines years ago. Presidential Spokesperson issued the statement, as he described as “vague” the Canadian embassy’s response to President Rodrigo Duterte’s strong remark against Canada’s continued refusal to take back the […]
(Eagle News) – -The EcoWaste Coalition has reiterated its demand for Canada to take its trash back. In her letter to Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Aileen Lucero, coordinator for the environmental group, noted that the issue of the container vans filled with mixed waste including diapers, electronic equipment, among others, languishing in the Philippines has “dragged on for five years without resolution, despite promises from the Canadian government to address the problem..” According to […]
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appealed Thursday for fellow Canadians to speak to each other respectfully following death threats by “yellow vest” protestors. Visiting western Canada to unofficially kick off his re-election campaign, Trudeau has encountered a small number of activists in the fluorescent jackets emblematic of the populist, grassroots political movement for economic justice that began in France last year. Members of the group, which counts more than 100,000 followers on […]
by Michel COMTE Agence France Presse OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — Any fondness between Justin Trudeau and Donald Trump has vanished, it became clear Thursday after the Canadian leader brushed off the US president’s criticism of Canada’s negotiating style in continental trade talks — casting doubts for a quick deal. Trudeau said Trump views the negotiations to revamp the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) as hard “because Canadians are tough negotiators, as we should be.” […]
by H eather SCOTT Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Canada and the United States appeared to be moving closer to a new regional free trade pact, as US President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday touted the progress being made. As the crucial phase of talks continued in Washington to try to bridge the differences on a rewrite of the North American Free Trade Agreement, the optimism […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte lashed out at Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau anew for his country’s decision to review the planned sale of helicopters to the Philippines over concerns it would be used against Communist rebels. President Duterte later ordered the cancellation of the $233-million contract involving 16 Bell helicopters. “For God’s sake Mr. Trudeau, my own citizens are rebelling against us, killing my soldiers and policemen and civilians. And I cannot use the helicopter […]
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Sunday he will run for re-election in 2019 legislative polls. The Liberal Party leader was officially nominated by his party in the central Montreal district of Papineau, a centrist stronghold he has represented since 2008. He was re-elected in 2011 and 2015. He spoke of his “deep conviction that despite the politics of fear and division, staying positive, pulling people together, looking for ways to […]
TORONTO, Canada (AFP)–Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau paid tribute Monday to the victims of last week’s Toronto shooting, and attended the funeral of one of them — an 18-year-old girl. Trudeau said he was moved by “the resilience and the strength” of Toronto residents in the wake of the tragedy, after laying a wreath at an improvised memorial to the victims. The premier had earlier attended the funeral of Reese Fallon, 18, who had been […]
(Eagle News) — The Office of the Ombudsman has found probable cause to charge a Department of Environment and Natural Resources official over the Canada trash mess. In a statement, the Ombudsman said Undersecretary Juan Miguel Cuna, who was also found guilty of simple misconduct and ordered suspended without pay for three months, will face charges for violation of Section 3(e) of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act after it was found he “acted with gross […]
by Michel COMTE Agence France-Presse OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — Canada hopes the upcoming G7 summit it is hosting will serve as a springboard for fresh ideas on key issues including climate change, the global economy and security, the lead organizer told AFP. “The G7 serves well as a proving or testing ground for discussions that could eventually go into the G20 or the United Nations or international financial institutions,” Peter Boehm, Canadian Prime Minister Justin […]
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will travel to China next week to bolster trade ties as North American continental trade talks fizzle. During the December 3-7 official visit, Trudeau “will promote a progressive trade agenda and tourism initiatives,” said his office. He will meet with government and business leaders as part of Canada’s concerted push to diversify its trade, most of which is currently with its neighbor the United States. “A […]
