Canadian PM Trudeau says he’ll work closely with Trump
For Americans hoping to cross the Canadian border and stay there for at least the next four years to escape Donald Trump, Justin Trudeau’s message could leave them feeling disappointed.
This is not the first time politics has driven Americans to consider braving colder weather. President Obama nixed it but Trump supports the pipeline though he has said he wants a share of the profits.
The Liberal prime minister told students at an event in Ottawa that he will work with Trump not just for Canadians “but for the whole world”.
Trudeau has two sons and a daughter: Xavier, 9, Ella-Grace 7, and Hadrian, 2.
The Trump win also could imperil Trudeau’s plan to impose a carbon price as part of a commitment to meet global climate change goals.
Zillow said it saw a 1,200 percent spike in people Googling “Zillow Canada” after the election results came in Tuesday night (even though Zillow doesn’t operate in Canada).
“But Ottawa never gets to choose who it has to work with in Washington. Trudeau said previous year that, “(Muslims) are the greatest victims of terrorist acts around the world.
After a tape was released of Trump bragging about grabbing women by the genitals, Trudeau was asked for his response as a proud “feminist prime minister”. “People want to know that themselves, their families, their kids, their grandkids will be able to succeed”.
“There’s been a fourfold increase in trade since NAFTA was signed, so I think there are many elements of NAFTA that have been tremendously successful”, he said. “It probably means good news for the Keystone XL pipeline”.
Still, renegotiating trade deals is not the same as tearing them up.
From manufacturing to high-tech, there are plenty of big players in the local economy now trying to figure out how Donald Trump’s election as president of the United States could impact their businesses.
“We have had many discussions with people involved in the Trump campaign and in the transition already”, he said, pointing to a “long and productive” conversation he had last month with Republican Senator Jeff Sessions, a close adviser to Mr. Trump.
“It was a brief call but a strong beginning to what is going to be a constructive relationship”.
In Montreal, NDP Leader Tom Mulcair refused to take back his prior comments that Trump was a fascist.
Trump said in a campaign speech that if Canada and Mexico didn’t agree to renegotiate, he’d submit notice that the United States intends to withdraw from the deal.