Premier Notley going to Ottawa to talk climate change with Trudeau

Mr. Trudeau did not speak to reporters Saturday, but a senior official from the Prime Minister’s Office confirmed Saturday evening that the government stands by its refugee plan and its position on the role Canada should play in the Syrian conflict.

A spokesman told journalists travelling with the prime minister that he had received the briefing on the Paris attacks.

Trudeau is to meet Monday with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has placed the refugee crisis on the G20 agenda because of the ongoing carnage in neighbouring Syria, which has sent more than two million asylum seekers to Turkey.

Just before boarding his plane out of Ottawa Friday night, Trudeau said he was taking steps to ensure the security of Canadians was safeguarded. “Most of all we defeated the idea that Canadians should be satisfied with less”.

Despite calls from civil society groups for Canada to repatriate the trash, the Canadian government has said it preferred that the garbage be disposed of in the Philippines. “Pressure will for a deeper engagement, including a military response, even if that might be what (ISIL) wants”. Canada also has about 70 special forces troops in training Kurdish forces in northern Iraq.

A petition urging Canadians to take back garbage it dumped in the Philippines has collected almost 40,000 signatures and was recently readdressed to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau through the Canadian Embassy in Manila. Minister Freeland’s job will be to shepherd both agreements through Parliament.

The 20 countries at the 10 G20 summit in Antalya represent 90 per cent of global gross domestic product and 80 per cent of global trade: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, India, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, Republic of Korea, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States and the European Union.

“We are ushering in a new era of openness and transparency in Canada”.

Trudeau says he believes a free and independent press is an essential part of a strong democracy. “I am confident such measures will lead to better decision-making and results for Canadians”. If true, that could fuel fears of ISIS sleeper agents posing as refugees to slip into Western countries. Leaders will be discussing exactly what he campaigned on during the election: more infrastructure spending to spur economic growth; more action on climate change; more help for Syrian refugees.

Trudeau was bound for the G20 in Turkey, where terrorism and the plight of Syrian refugees had muscled their way onto the formal agenda.

PRIME Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday celebrated Diwali and Bandi Chhor Divas in Ottawa. “We think we will meet with very positive reactions from our colleagues”.

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Trudeau will also meet Xi, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.