iPolitics By Kady O Malley. Published on Feb 21, 2021 4:00pm Then-U.S. vice president Joe Biden and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a meeting of first ministers in Ottawa in December 2016. (Matthew Usherwood/iPolitics)
U.S. President Joe Biden in December, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has secured his first face-to-face meeting with the new resident of the White House. But, unlike his instantly historic state visit to Washington at the invitation of
then-president Barack
Obama, he’ll be firing up his webcam this time, instead of the prime ministerial jet.
“Both Trudeau’s office and the press secretary for President Joe Biden issued statements saying the two leaders plan to convene virtually on Tuesday,” the Canadian Press reported on Saturday.
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FILE - Olympic Plaza in Calgary. (Sandra Prusina - 660 NEWS)
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The Conservative foreign affairs critic is calling for the government to boycott the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing
Conservatives say Canada should boycott Beijing Olympics over China s increasing threats , human rights violations
Federal government has said decisions about boycotting games are for Canadian Olympic Committee to make
OTTAWA – The federal Conservatives are urging the Trudeau government to consider a boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics being held in Beijing.
A statement from Conservative Foreign Affairs Critic Michael Chong says a boycott should be on the table over “China’s increasing threats and gross human rights violations.”