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JUSTIN TRUDEAU

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 6, 2018
Trudeau, facing 2000 journalist groping allegation, says he apologized and did nothing wrong
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, a supporter of feminist causes, on Thursday conceded for the first time that he had apologized in 2000 to a woman who accused him of groping her but insisted he did not feel he had done anything wrong.
BUSINESS
Jun 13, 2018
Trudeau safe for now amid Trump trade war threats but angry farmers loom
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, facing the threat of a trade war from U.S. President Donald Trump, has unanimous domestic support for now but to keep a firm hold on power must wring concessions from an unwilling powerful dairy lobby in order to mollify Washington.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 12, 2018
'Fair trade, fool trade': Trump tweets ire at NATO allies and Trudeau
U.S. President Donald Trump fired off a volley of tweets on Monday venting anger on NATO allies, the European Union and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the wake of a divisive G7 meeting over the weekend. The escalating clash over trade between Washington and some of its closest global partners...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 11, 2018
Trump trade aide pins NAFTA failure on Canada, says 'there's a special place in hell' for Trudeau
Donald Trump's trade adviser on Sunday blamed Canada for the failure to finalize a reboot of the North American Free Trade Agreement and suggested the country's prime minister is headed to hell for crossing the U.S. leader.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 7, 2018
Trump to stick to hard line on trade as G7 showdown looms with top U.S. allies
U.S. President Donald Trump is not backing down from the tough line he has taken on trade, the White House's top economic adviser said on Wednesday, setting the stage for a showdown with top allies at this week's G7 summit in Canada.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 1, 2018
Outrage by allies over U.S. steel tariffs set to take center stage at Whistler G7 meeting
Global finance chiefs from America's closest allies are promising to give Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin an earful this week after the Trump administration imposed steel and aluminum duties that sparked swift trade responses.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 5, 2018
Toyota bets $1.1 billion on SUVs in Canada with Trudeau help
The investment will turn Canada into the automaker's main production site for the RAV4 and other hybrid vehicles, creating more than 400 jobs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 13, 2018
Trudeau tries to reassure aluminum workers about U.S. tariff threat
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday kicked off a tour of the nation's steel and aluminum regions to reassure workers worried that the United States could still introduce tariffs on the imports of the metals.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Feb 15, 2018
Trudeau says Canada will create framework to guarantee indigenous rights, ditch colonial policies
Canada will create a legal framework to guarantee the rights of indigenous people in all government decisions, doing away with policies built to serve colonial interests, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 3, 2018
Canadian freed after five years in Taliban captivity now in Ottawa jail facing assault, confinement charges: lawyer
A Canadian man freed in 2017 nearly five years after being abducted in Afghanistan has been arrested in Ottawa and faces several charges, including assault and forcible confinement, his lawyer said on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 12, 2017
Tillerson to meet Trudeau next week for North Korea crisis talks: Ottawa source
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson plans to meet Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau next week for talks on how to address the crisis over North Korea's nuclear weapons, an Ottawa source said on Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 1, 2017
Canada tries to mend ties with Japan after trade pact standoff
Canada is trying to patch up frayed relations with the Japanese government after holding out on signing a major Pacific Rim trade deal championed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Nov 29, 2017
Trudeau apologizes for Canada's 'collective shame' persecution of gay public servants
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologized on Tuesday for a decades-long campaign by previous governments to rid the military and public service of homosexuals, calling the dark chapter in the country's history a "collective shame."
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 12, 2017
Trump meets Trudeau, says trade deal with Canada, without Mexico, may be possible
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would be open to doing a bilateral trade deal with Canada but not Mexico if talks between the three countries over the North American Free Trade Agreement fall apart.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Aug 18, 2017
Canada seeing 'unsustainable' surge in migrants illegally entering from U.S.
The number of asylum seekers who illegally crossed the U.S. border into Canada more than tripled last month, according to Canadian government data released on Thursday, as migrants worried about the U.S. administration's immigration crackdown head north.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 9, 2017
Canadian officials in North Korea to discuss imprisoned pastor
Canadian officials have traveled to North Korea to discuss the case of a Canadian pastor serving a life sentence there, a spokesman for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 30, 2017
Trudeau seeks Catholic Church apology for 'cultural genocide' of indigenous peoples, invites pope to Canada
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday urged Pope Francis to visit Canada to apologize to indigenous peoples for the Catholic Church's treatment of aboriginal children in schools it ran there.

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