Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing renewed calls from Ukraine to cancel a permit allowing turbines repaired in Montreal to be sent back to a Russian energy giant as a three-day visit from Germany’s leader gets underway.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who took over from Angela Merkel in December last year, touched down in Montreal on Sunday evening for a visit that also includes scheduled stops in Toronto and Stephenville, N.L.
He will be accompanied throughout the tour by vice-chancellor Robert Habeck, who is in charge of the country’s energy file.
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland greeted the visiting dignitaries on the tarmac of Montréal-Trudeau International airport upon their arrival on Sunday evening. She gave the German leader a hug against a backdrop of German, Canadian and Quebec flags….