Tag: JUSTIN TRUDEAU

Trudeau urges international community to fight Libyan slavery

OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday urged the international community to “do more” following reports of the “abhorrent and despicable” enslavement of vulnerable African refugees arriving in Libya. “Canada will not stay silent in the face of such inhumane atrocities,” Trudeau said in a statement published on a government website. “While it is clear that the Libyan government is investigating this horrific injustice, and humanitarian organizations have launched efforts to […]

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Canada announces rapid response force for peacekeeping

 by Michel Comte  Agence France-Presse OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — Canada will boost its support for United Nations peacekeeping missions by mobilizing a rapid response force of 200 soldiers, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Wednesday. Details of the plan — part of a long-awaited announcement by the government in Ottawa — however still need to be sorted out with the UN, and the troop numbers fall far short of the 600 pledged one year ago. “The conflicts we […]

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World leaders arrive in PHL for ASEAN Summit

(Eagle News) — World leaders, including those from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and partner countries, have started arriving for the historic 31st ASEAN Summit and related summits in the Philippines. The planes carrying Malaysian Prime Minister Najon Razak, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha, South Korea President Moon Jae-In, Australia Prime Minister […]

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Santos condemns killing of indigenous leader

OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) – Visiting Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Monday condemned the killing of an indigenous leader last week by the ELN guerrillas in violation of its ceasefire with Bogota. “Of course, we condemn the assassination as we would any assassination because to us life is the most precious thing,” Santos told a joint press conference with his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau. Santos said the killing would be investigated by a verification commission comprising the […]

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Canada’s Trudeau concerned and outraged over Edmonton attack

OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed concern and outrage Sunday over a “terrorist attack” in which five people were injured by a driver who ran over police and pedestrians in a violent rampage. “While the investigation continues, early reports indicate that this is another example of the hate that we must remain ever vigilant against,” he said in a statement.

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President Duterte wins TIME 100 online poll

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has won Time 100’s online poll, edging out the likes of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Facebook chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg, among others. Duterte took five percent of the total “yes” votes in the online survey, which aims to determine whom readers want in the annual list of 100 most influential people in the world released by the publication. The poll opened on March 24, and closed on April […]

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President Duterte takes early lead in TIME 100 poll; overtakes Canadian PM Trudeau, Beyonce

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte took the early lead in polls opened by Time for its annual list of 100 most influential people in the world, overtaking the likes of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and Beyonce. Duterte garnered a 4 percent vote so far based on a check of initial poll results for TIME 100 on Sunday. The polls were opened on Friday. Trudeau, Beyonce and Merkel each had […]

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Trudeau, Ivanka Trump attend Broadway musical on Canadian hospitality

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Canada’s Justin Trudeau invited United States President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka to attend a Broadway musical celebrating Canadian hospitality toward foreigners following the 9/11 attacks. Ivanka Trump and the US ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, were guests of honor of the prime minister for the Wednesday night performance of “Come From Away,” a Trudeau spokesperson told AFP. The Canadian Consulate had booked some 600 seats at Broadway’s […]

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Trump, Trudeau grapple with differences on refugees, trade

by Andrew BEATTY / Jerome CARTILLIER Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump and Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau failed to paper over differences on the treatment of refugees during a joint public appearance Monday, but appeared to tone down harsh trade rhetoric. The two leaders avoided directly criticizing each other after a meeting in the White House, but made it clear they did not see eye-to-eye on Trump’s efforts […]

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Canada PM condemns mosque shooting as ‘terrorist attack’

OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday condemned a Quebec City shooting as a “terrorist attack” after gunmen opened fire at a mosque there, killing at least five. “We condemn this terrorist attack on Muslims in a center of worship and refuge,” Trudeau said. “Muslim-Canadians are an important part of our national fabric, and these senseless acts have no place in our communities, city, and country.” © 1994-2017 Agence France-Presse

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Trump advisor reassures Canada not to fear US trade intentions

OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — A senior economic advisor for US President Donald Trump told Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet on Monday that Canada should not fear the trade intentions of the new American administration. Speaking at a retreat in Calgary to map out Ottawa’s demands in a renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Trump advisor Stephen Schwarzman said Canadians should not be “enormously worried” about the protectionist rhetoric coming out […]

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Obama, Trudeau and Pena Nieto arrive for APEC summit

  (Reuters) — U.S. President Barack Obama, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto arrived on Friday (November 18) in Lima, Peru where leaders of Pacific rim nations scrambled to find new free-trade options as Donald Trump’s looming presidency sounded a possible death knell for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit that brings together leaders whose economies represent 57 percent of global gross domestic product. Chinese President Xi […]

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