The president of the Philippines says if Canada doesn't take back tonnes of trash within the next week he will 'declare war' and ship the containers back himself.
Filipino environmental activists wear a mock container vans filled with garbage to symbolize the 50 containers of waste that were shipped from Canada to the Philippines two years ago, as they hold a protest outside the Canadian embassy at the financial district of Makati, south of Manila, Philippines on May 7, 2015.
Duterte, who is known for his combativeness, threatened to declare war on Canada if the issue isn't resolved. Canada has been trying for nearly six years to convince the Philippines to dispose of the garbage there even though a Filipino court ordered the trash returned to Canada in 2016. The Canadian government didn't appear to be changing its tune following Duterte's comments. A spokeswoman for Environment Minister Catherine McKenna sent a written statement that is identical to the statement issued by a different spokeswoman last week, mentioning the working group and promising to work with the Philippines "to ensure the material is processed in an environmentally responsible way.
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