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Justin Trudeau

The latest news on Justin Trudeau, Canadian politician and Prime Minister of Canada, including political news and updates.

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25 Dec 1971

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Politician

last updated:

4 December, 2024

A protester holds Canadian and US flags on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on February 1. Photo: Canadian Press via AP

Canada

Trump’s threats and 51st state taunts reset race to lead Canada

Conservative leader Poilievre had seemed on track for a decisive election victory, but concern over US relations has shifted the mood.

16 Feb 2025 - 4:03AMvideocam

US-China relations

Unprecedented US visit by all 13 Canadian premiers paints China as ‘enemy’

14 Feb 2025 - 6:55AMvideocam

Canada

Canada’s new fentanyl tsar says goal is to totally stop drug from entering US

13 Feb 2025 - 6:16AMvideocam

Canada

Canada’s Conservative leader says he will slash foreign aid to build Arctic base

Pierre Poilievre vows to expand Canada’s military presence in the Arctic, backing Donald Trump’s call for more defence.

11 Feb 2025 - 4:17PM

A distant view of the city of Iqaluit, the capital of the Nunavut Arctic territory, Canada. Photo: Shutterstock

Artificial intelligence

Trump’s AI ambition and China’s DeepSeek overshadow AI summit in Paris

World leaders and tech experts to gather in Paris to discuss AI governance, with a focus on ethical and sustainable AI development.

10 Feb 2025 - 4:59PMvideocam

Egypt

Aga Khan, leader of Ismaili Muslims, laid to rest in Egypt during private burial

The spiritual leader, who is widely regarded as a builder of bridges between Muslim societies and West, died in Portugal on Tuesday.

10 Feb 2025 - 2:57AM

Canada

Why Trump is eyeing Canada’s wealth of critical minerals

The US relies heavily on the neighbour’s resources for its military and industrial needs, sparking Trump’s annexation interest.

8 Feb 2025 - 3:28PMvideocam

A nickel plant in Ontario, Canada. Photo: TNS

Donald Trump

Trudeau says Trump talk of absorbing Canada is ‘a real thing’

The remarks, made during a closed-door session with business and labour leaders, were mistakenly carried by a loudspeaker, a report says.

8 Feb 2025 - 2:03AMvideocam

US-China relations

Trump downplays China’s retaliatory tariffs, ‘in no rush’ to talk to Xi

‘We’re going to do very well against China and against everybody else,’ US president says after 10% tariffs hit mainland imports.

5 Feb 2025 - 5:14PMvideocam

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Donald Trump

Threatened US tariffs on Canada, Mexico paused as talks with China loom

Mexican president agrees to send 10,000 troops to border to stop drugs and US commits to halt trafficking of weapons to Mexico.

4 Feb 2025 - 4:35PMvideocam

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Monday that after she spoke with US President Donald Trump, US tariffs are on hold for a month. Photo: EPA-EFE

United States

US businesses hoard to prepare for Trump’s tariffs

Levies of 25 per cent will hit Canadian and Mexican goods starting Tuesday, while Canadian energy will be taxed at a lower 10 per cent.

2 Feb 2025 - 4:43PM

Canada

Canada slaps 25% tariffs on US goods in response to Trump’s trade war salvo

Warning that tariffs would hurt the US, Canadian PM Justin Trudeau encouraged Canadians to buy Canadian products and holiday at home.

2 Feb 2025 - 2:59PM

US-China relations

US imposing tariffs on imports from China, Mexico and Canada, as Trump vowed

White House calls the levies – 10% on Chinese imports, 25% on Mexican and Canadian goods – a response to the nations’ failures on fentanyl.

2 Feb 2025 - 1:02AMvideocam

Canada

Canada slow to respond to China and India election meddling, report says

An investigation found that China is the most active perpetrator of foreign electoral interference in Canada, with India coming next.

29 Jan 2025 - 4:53AMvideocam

Commissioner Justice Marie-Josee Hogue speaks to reporters after the release of the final report of the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters

Canada

Trudeau’s cabinet lines up behind Carney, as Canada seeks to counter Trump

The former central banker has already secured the backing of the country’s foreign, energy, environment, transport and labour ministers.

26 Jan 2025 - 2:24PMvideocam

Mark Carney speaks during his Liberal leadership campaign launch in Edmonton, Alberta, on January 16. Photo: Canadian Press via AP

United States

Opinion | If Trump has his way with Maga, it’s back to the law of the jungle

Catering to Trump’s whims – his territorial ambitions, tariff threats and shirking of global responsibility – will only embolden him.

24 Jan 2025 - 8:30PMvideocam

Canada

‘We’ll hit back’: Freeland opens Canada campaign with message she can fight Trump

Former Trudeau ally Freeland has entered the race to be Canada’s prime minister.

20 Jan 2025 - 1:51PM

Donald Trump

Canada vows ‘Trump tax’ on US in hard-hitting response to tariffs

Foreign Minister Joly says the country is ready to apply ‘maximum pressure’ in what would be the biggest trade war with the US in decades.

18 Jan 2025 - 6:58AMvideocam

Canada

Former Bank of Canada governor Carney launches bid to replace Trudeau

Mark Carney is pitching himself as an outsider and an unconventional politician with strong economic chops.

17 Jan 2025 - 11:47AM

Canada

Carney, Freeland to duel for Trudeau’s job as ministers opt out

Both contenders are expected to declare their candidacy to lead the Liberal Party in the coming days.

15 Jan 2025 - 4:01PMvideocam

Canada

‘Outsider’ Carney, ex-Bank of England head, mulls replacing Trudeau as Canadian PM

During an appearance on The Daily Show, Mark Carney called himself an ‘outsider’, and said Canada needs change to address economic challenges and rising costs.

14 Jan 2025 - 5:12PM

Former Bank of England Governor Mark Carney is hinting at a run for Canadian Prime Minister. Photo: TNS

US-China relations

Will Trump’s return to power deepen divisions between Canada and China?

Whoever succeeds Justin Trudeau is likely to want to keep the White House on side, but that risks a further chill in relations with Beijing.

11 Jan 2025 - 2:04AMvideocam

Canada

Liberal Party of Canada’s Trudeau to choose new leader on March 9

Justin Trudeau announced Monday he will step aside as prime minister, bowing to pressure from lawmakers.

10 Jan 2025 - 12:38PM

Donald Trump

Trump’s ‘America First’ agenda shifts towards imperialist rhetoric

Trump’s rhetoric, reminiscent of 19th-century colonialism, has alarmed allies and emboldened adversaries, raising concerns about the potential for conflict.

10 Jan 2025 - 1:33AMvideocam

Donald Trump

Canada’s leaders say Trump’s 51st state ‘joke’ isn’t funny any more

Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc says the US president-elect’s comments are meant to undermine his country’s closest ally.

9 Jan 2025 - 5:06AMvideocam

Donald Trump smiles at an election night watch party in West Palm Beach, Florida, in November. Photo: AP

India

Will Trudeau’s exit ease Canada-India tensions?

The PM’s departure follows criticism for his handling of allegations surrounding a Sikh leader’s murder on Canadian soil.

9 Jan 2025 - 4:55PMvideocam

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau walks past his India counterpart Narendra Modi during the G20 Summit in New Delhi in September 2023. Photo: The Canadian Press via AP

China-Canada relations

Will Justin Trudeau’s resignation spark rebound in China-Canada ties?

As Canadian prime minister steps down, Ottawa has chance to fix tensions with Beijing if it softens anti-China stance, analysts say.

7 Jan 2025 - 7:29PM

Canada

Explainer | Trudeau is resigning as Canada’s prime minister. What happens now?

Justin Trudeau said he plans to stay on as prime minister until a new party leader is chosen.

7 Jan 2025 - 2:44PMvideocam

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