Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is setting his sights on the end of the month as the next target date for reaching a trade-and-tariff detente with the United States.
The Liberal government wants to lift the mystery surrounding the G7 summit as it prepares to host the gathering next year, in hopes that Canadians will feel more included and, perhaps, less inclined to protest on the periphery.
International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau says she will try to persuade her counterpart in the Trump administration not to slash billions in foreign aid as the president has proposed.
G20 leaders have agreed to fight protectionism but do not have unanimous agreement on action to fight climate change because of U.S. President Donald Trump.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had a private meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel early on Fri. July 7, 2017, just prior to the official start of the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany.
Something will be said on climate at the G20, says a German-based environmental group, but no one is exactly sure what as negotiations remain down to the wire.
PM Justin Trudeau will champion gender equality and other global issues at a star-studded music festival before continuing the conversation with world leaders at the G20 summit in Germany next month.