Canada provinces balk at Trudeau’s Syrian refugee goal

The premier said in his letter that the attacks in Paris are a grim reminder of the death and destruction even a small number of “malevolent individuals can inflict upon a peaceful country and its citizens”.

Walls says he would like Trudeau to re-evaluate the 25,000 goal and how the government plans to achieve it.

Despite the deadly attacks in Paris, Canada will stick to its promise to withdraw six jets that are bombing Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday. U.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday that Washington would intensify all elements of its strategy against ISIS, but ruled out having US troops on the ground engaging in combat.

Trudeau had earlier also re-affirmed his plan to accept 25,000 Middle Eastern refugees in Canada before the end of the year. A spokeswoman for Canada’s Immigration Minister said the government remains committed to its refugee pledge, and it would be accomplished without compromising security.

Following the conclusion of the G20 summit Monday, Mr. Trudeau heads to Manila for an APEC summit that is expected to include discussions of the Trans Pacific Partnership, a sweeping Pacific Rim trade deal that excludes China.

“The G20 communique has a few strong language on climate change”, he said.

“Shortly after Trudeau came to power, the USA government Keystone XL pipeline over climate concerns” denied a long-awaited permit to build the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Alberta oil fields to refineries along the southern US coast.

Fabius is standing in at the summit for President Francois Hollande, who remained in France to respond to Friday’s attacks, which he has called an act of war.

He said the French response was a “political” one and that France had to be “present and active” following Friday’s violence, which left 129 people dead.

Trudeau began his day with a bilateral meeting with Indonesian President Joko Widodo and announced a $14 million infrastructure project for the South Asian country.

“I’m well aware we have an opportunity to set a fresh approach in our relationship right now”.

Jokowi highlighted the importance of forging “stronger cooperation between Indonesia and Canada”, while Trudeau said Canada was open for better friendship and business ties with Indonesia, which has the largest economy in Southeast Asia and is the country with the largest Muslim population in the world.

That was noticeable change in style from the last G20 in Australia, where Harper told Putin to “get out of Ukraine”, and said he had nothing more to say, after he bumped into the Russian leader at the meeting.