“APPEASING PUTIN”
Trudeau, who has been in power since 2015, is due to be replaced as the leader of the governing Liberal Party on Sunday.
He has said he will step down as prime minister when the party’s new leader is chosen.
Canada has tried to address Trump’s concerns about migrants and fentanyl, in hopes of avoiding the tariffs that came into force on Tuesday.
Canada has pushed through a costly new border security plan and named a fentanyl czar to lead the effort against the drug.
Trudeau said his focus remained on getting US tariffs lifted “as quickly as possible,” adding that he remained ready to talk directly to Trump.
The Canadian leader began his speech by noting that while the United States was waging economic war on its “closest ally,” Trump is “talking about working positively with Russia (and) appeasing Vladimir Putin”.
Trudeau and other Canadian officials affirmed their support for Ukraine last week after the stunning Oval Office spat between Trump and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Source: CNA
