Premier Notley talks climate change

Chairing an event with President Ian Khama of Botswana, which is the host country of the Commonwealth’s anti-corruption centre, he will call on leaders and foreign ministers from Canada, Australia, Ghana, New Zealand, Trinidad and Tobago, Singapore, India and Malta to take action.

Afterwards, Trudeau is set to deliver a speech at Canada House in Trafalgar Square, followed by a sit-down with Prime Minister David Cameron at 10 Downing Street where it’s expected climate change, anti-terrorism measures and the Canada-European Union free trade agreement will be on the agenda. He also congratulated Prime Minister Trudeau for being appointed to office and said that the two certainly had “notes to share on that”.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he’s heading into the climate change talks in Paris with a “Canadian approach” to climate change, one that recognizes the work the provinces have already done.

Brooks says Trudeau and his government have galvanized discussion around Malta already.

“And the debates we have had since I came yesterday are very, let’s say, lively”.

He said he expects the Paris talks to be “intense”.

It promises to be a continuation of the (political) honeymoons for both Rachel Notley and Justin Trudeau next week in Paris.

“But there’s no question it’s going to be about what agreements are made worldwide, and we’ll see”.

The twists and turns of that summitry navigation were evident in their brief encounter with the news cameras over breakfast.

From Malta, Trudeau is to move on to Paris for a United Nations climate change conference before returning to Canada and the opening of Parliament next week.

“I think those will be achieved through a number of different mechanisms”.

U.S. President Barack Obama recently rejected the Keystone XL pipeline from Alberta to Texas on the grounds the line would further propagate the production of “dirtier” oilsands product.

“Rooting out corruption is crucial to global prosperity and security”.

Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Tory said major cities play an important role in climate change. Thereafter, they will meet again within 90 days to discuss a pan-Canadian framework for addressing climate change.

He told Turnbull that “both of our countries – both energy exporters and strong on natural resources – are going to be showing strong leadership on the world stage in a way that demonstrates that you can’t separate what’s good for the economy from what’s good for the environment anymore”.

With Prime Minister Trudeau now enjoying wide support during his post-election honeymoon period and the Paris climate change conference on the horizon, it appears that the Liberal government is employing an “all hands on deck” strategy in an effort to develop some consensus as to strategy and broad principles prior to the meetings in Paris.