OTTAWA—British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will attend the G7 Leaders’ Summit in person next month. A readout of a phone conversation Friday between Johnson and Trudeau says the leaders look forward to seeing one another in person in Cornwall, U.K., in two weeks’ time. Trudeau has previously said he…
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to Attend G7 Leaders’ Summit in Person: British PM
Trudeau Says Canada Mulling More Actions Against Belarus After Journalist’s Arrest
OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is weighing measures beyond existing sanctions against Belarus after its government forced down an airliner and seized a dissident journalist on board. At a news conference Tuesday, Trudeau is calling the incident “outrageous, illegal and completely unacceptable.” The prime minister says the arrest Sunday of Belarusian journalist Roman Protasevich…
Trudeau Says He Knew About Investigation Into General Overseeing Vaccines Weeks Ago
OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he learned weeks ago that the military officer overseeing Canada’s vaccination campaign was under investigation, which he described on Tuesday as “not an ideal situation.” The comments represented the first from Trudeau since the Department of National Defence announced late Friday that Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin was being replaced because of…
Trudeau, O’Toole, Demand Accountability as Iranian Officials Indicted for PS752 Crash
OTTAWA—Ten officials have been indicted in Iran over the 2020 military shootdown of a Ukrainian passenger plane that killed 176 people, but the move did nothing to quell Canadian demands for accountability Tuesday. More than 100 of the 176 victims—at least one of whom was pregnant—had ties to Canada, including 55 Canadian citizens and 30…
Senior Chinese Diplomat Mocks Trudeau, Calls Him a ‘Running Dog’ to the US
The Chinese consul general in Brazil openly mocked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, calling him a “running dog” to the U.S. government, and accusing him of ruining the friendly foreign relations between China and Canada. Li Yang, China’s highest-ranking diplomat in Rio de Janeiro, called Trudeau “boy” and a “spendthrift” in English on Twitter on March…
Senior Chinese Diplomat Mocks Trudeau
The Chinese consul general in Brazil openly mocked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, calling him a “running dog” to the U.S. government, and accusing him of ruining the friendly foreign relations between China and Canada. Li Yang, China’s highest-ranking diplomat in Rio de Janeiro, called Trudeau “boy” and a “spendthrift” in English on Twitter on March…
Kielburgers Blame Feds for Student Grant Controversy, Questioned Over Contact With Trudeau’s Top Aide
In a testy appearance at the parliamentary ethics committee this week, the Kielburger brothers accused MPs of holding a political trial and placed blame on the federal government for the scandal that erupted over the student volunteer grant awarded to WE Charity last spring. Meanwhile, new questions emerged about the involvement of one of Prime…
PMO Knew Existence of Allegations Against Vance, Not Specifics, in 2018: Trudeau
OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his office knew there was an allegation of sexual misconduct against then-defence chief Gen. Jonathan Vance in 2018. But Trudeau says he and others in government did not know the specifics of the allegation until a Global News report last month. The prime minister made the comments this afternoon in…
Biden Pledges to Help Secure Release of Canadians Detained in China
U.S. President Joe Biden said the United States will work with Canada to help secure the release of Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, who are currently detained in China. Biden made the remarks during a virtual bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Feb. 23—the U.S. president’s first foreign meeting since his inauguration…
‘Humans Beings Are Not Bartering Chips’: Biden Pledges to Help Canadians Detained in China
U.S. President Joe Biden said the United States will work with Canada to secure the release of two Canadians, Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, currently detained in China. Biden made the remarks during a virtual bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Feb. 23—the U.S. president’s first foreign meeting since his inauguration last month….
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