Trudeau Goes Around Trump to Speak Directly to US Governors
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be the first Canadian prime minister in modern history to address the National Governors Association.
He will address them at the 2017 summer meeting in Rhode Island.
“No countries share a closer bond than Canada and the United States. Each day, hundreds of thousands of people cross the border to work, travel or visit loved ones. Ever more integrated supply chains draw our economies closer together, bringing jobs and prosperity to Canadians and Americans alike,” Trudeau said in a statement.
“I will continue to work with all orders of the U.S. government to create good, middle class jobs on both sides of the border, and to find solutions to the challenges we face together,” he continued.
His address to the governors seems like an attempt to circumvent Trump and create a stronger bond with the leaders of each state.
This comes after Trump pulled out of the Paris Agreement and as he continues to roll back progressive climate change policies President Barack Obama implemented.
Trudeau said during a press conference this week that the US and UK are turning “inward,” so it’s time for countries like Canada and Ireland to step up on these policies.
“There are tremendous opportunities for countries like Canada and Ireland, at a time where perhaps our significant allies and trading partners in the case of both the U.S. and the U.K. are turning inward or at least turning into a different direction.”
Maybe he’ll call on the governors to do the same thing too.
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