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Trudeau might actually be having a successful tour abroad, for oncePrime Minister Justin Trudeau has a bad habit of sticking his foot in his mouth when travelling abroad. There was the infamous India trip, the thought of which likely still makes many PMO staffers cringe. More recently, Trudeau took heat for belting out Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody in a hotel lobby while visiting London for the Queen’s funeral. There are almost always domestic media reports about the cost of every trip he makes, which, in a time of economic duress, hit a little harder. (What he spends on a few nights in some hotel rooms amounts to more than some people’s rent.) Most people understand that international travel is a necessary part of the government’s job, but from a political perspective, it is difficult to get it to play well in the domestic arena. Plus, it’s much easier for the opposition to score on an empty net. However, Trudeau’s confrontation with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Bali last week offered up, on a platter, a chance for Trudeau to score some domestic points. When Xi tried to tell Trudeau off for the topics of their prior meeting having been “leaked” to the press, Trudeau cut him off, stepped towards him, and rebutted: “We believe in free and open and frank dialogue, and that is what we will continue to have. We will continue to look to work constructively together, but there will be things we will disagree on, and we will have to…” It was Xi’s turn to interrupt, and he said, curtly via translator, “Let’s create the conditions first.” The two leaders shook hands before Trudeau abruptly walked away. The moment probably won’t make a huge difference in terms of swaying any voters. But in an international arena that is apparently full of potential blunders for the prime minister, this can be considered a rare win. He appeared to stand up for Canadian values (“we believe”) against a state known for its propaganda, its control of information, and as we now know, its interference in Canadian elections. Trudeau is always better when captured in
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Trudeau right to avoid Rock 'em Sock 'em approach to foreign diplomacyOTTAWA—Let me start with my statements of fact. No doubt they will be startling to you. I am neither an expert in international affairs, nor do I possess state-of-the-art body language analysis skills. But I do have one tool kit honed on George Street in my hometown of St. John’s, N.L.: I have advanced experience as night club bouncer. Notably, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has also earned his stripes as a doorman. That preamble was necessary, not to walk down an old, romanticized lane to my George Street days, but to set up a frame to talk about the over-discussed and much-observed testy exchange between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Trudeau at last week’s G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia. You know the one, conveniently caught on camera for the globe to see, where the Chinese leader goes out of his way to scold our prime minister about what Xi said was the leaking of information from an earlier private meeting between the two of them. Trudeau stood ramrod straight and listened while Xi had his mini rant, then offered a temperate response about how Canada will always speak up for human rights. Thereafter, a few more words were exchanged and the leaders shook hands. Before diving into the “Bali Encounter,” it is important to state the obvious: there are volumes of criticism that can be levied at the Trudeau government for the way it has managed Canada’s relationship with China. From a failure to end the incarceration of two Michaels in an expeditious manner, to a lack of consistency on managing China’s industrial strategy in Canada. But the hysteria around the “Bali Encounter” and criticism of the prime minister is over the top and off the mark. Listening to some of the critiques of how Trudeau failed to stand up to Xi made me think those critics would have opted for a Don Cherry’s Rock ’em Sock ’em Hockey approach. Remember those old classic videos by Cherry, the ones where, when a player on the ice is slighted or wounded by another player, he starts a fight with h
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Trudeau faces tough choices in countering U.S. green incentives - BNN BloombergPrime Minister Justin Trudeau has difficult choices ahead as his government races to respond to the massive green-technology incentives in the U.S Inflation Reduction Act.
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Jerusalem bombing: Trudeau condemns ‘terrorist attack’ after young Canadian killed - National | Globalnews.caTwo blasts went off near bus stops in Jerusalem at the height of morning rush hour on Wednesday, killing a Canadian and injuring at least 18.
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Sabrina Maddeaux: China interferes in our elections and Trudeau plays word gamesIt’s a serious matter to suggest an elected leader may be lying, but it’s one of the few logical conclusions after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made some…
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