Tag: Justin Trudeau

Trudeau Voices Support for Ukraine’s NATO Membership as Allies Weigh Country’s Admission

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will push for Ukraine to be admitted into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) at a summit this week in Latvia where member countries will weigh the possibility of admitting Ukraine into the treaty organization. “We feel very strongly that Ukraine should be joining NATO as soon as conditions allow,”…


Ottawa Committing $2.6 Billion to NATO Defence Operation in Europe

Canada is committing $2.6 billion in defence spending toward the Canadian Armed Forces’ (CAF) largest overseas mission, based in Latvia, amid consistent calls from NATO for member countries to spend at least 2 percent of their GDP on defence measures. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement on July 10 in Riga, Latvia, ahead of the NATO Leaders’…


RCMP Monitoring Threats Against Indian Diplomats ‘Very Closely’

The federal police force says it is closely tracking the situation pertaining to a planned rally on July 8 to protest the killing of a Sikh community leader in British Columbia. “The RCMP is monitoring this matter very closely,” says spokesperson Robin Percival in an email statement. “We are constantly adapting our protective posture to…


Trudeau Accuses Tories of Blocking Cross-Party Consensus on Foreign Interference Inquiry

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is accusing the federal Conservative Party of blocking cross-party consensus on establishing a process for a potential public inquiry into foreign interference in Canada’s elections. Mr. Trudeau told reporters in Saint-Hyacinthe, Que., on July 5 that the government and opposition parties need to reach an agreement on both the structure of a potential…


Trudeau Says Conflict With Social Media Companies a ‘Dispute Over Democracy’

A few hours after his government announced it was suspending advertising with social media company Meta, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the move was made to defend democracy. “This is not just a dispute over advertising, it’s also a dispute over democracy,” Mr. Trudeau told reporters in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, on July 5. The prime minister…


EXCLUSIVE: Trudeau Foundation Held Not 1 but 3 Meetings in PM’s Building

Opposition MPs have raised questions about a meeting in April 2016 between the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation and senior government officials in the building that houses the Prime Minister’s Office. It turns out the foundation had two more such meetings in the building, according to records seen by The Epoch Times. Along with the April…


Senior Gov’t Officials Received CSIS Doc on Beijing Threats to MPs, Departments Confirm

Three federal departments have confirmed that their senior leadership was provided with an intelligence assessment from Canada’s spy agency that highlighted the Chinese regime’s attempt to target MPs. The information is highlighted in an order paper filed with the government by Conservative MP Michael Chong on May 5—four days after the Globe and Mail published…


Canada Has a Role in Making the World a Safer Place. Why Don’t We?

Commentary It started in Japan: the concept of de-coupling from China. The Japanese government offered its corporations billions of dollars to move manufacturing out of China, to safer, more friendly locations. It then caught fire in the United States—initially under the Trump administration, and then continued under Biden—with their massive tariffs against Chinese goods, and…


Ottawa Still Trying to Negotiate With Meta Over News Blocking, Says Trudeau

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Ottawa is still trying to negotiate with tech giant Meta over its threats to block news sharing for Canadians following the passage of legislation obliging big tech companies to pay Canadian news outlets for content shared on the platforms. A spokesperson for Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, said on…


Trudeau, Nordic Allies Discuss China’s Growing Threat to Arctic During PM’s Iceland Visit

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has held discussions with Canada’s Nordic allies about Beijing’s growing threat to Arctic sovereignty through its interest in natural resources and exploration in the region. The prime minister told reporters on June 26 during his visit to Iceland that China’s recent activity in the Arctic came up as a…