OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has cancelled his planned trip to the Caribbean this week amid criticism over his government’s handling of a series of anti-pipeline protests that have disrupted rail service in parts of Canada.
Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne will represent Canada in Trudeau’s place, clearing the way for the prime minister to handle the protests. The prime minister’s visit to Barbados was to coincide with a gathering of leaders from across what is known as the Caribbean Community, or Caricom, which includes 15 countries as full members and five others as associate members.
“We have been fully engaged, fully seized with this as a government. I myself have been on direct phone calls with premiers like Premier Horgan and my team,” Trudeau said. “As for next week’s schedule, right now the schedule still stands. But we will, of course, see.” Those ties include shared British and French colonial pasts and, more recently, the provision of millions of dollars in Canadian foreign assistance as Caribbean nations began to gain their independence in the 1960s.
Nice of him to break up his world hero tour to visit the country that is falling apart and who blindly voted this tool in.
His old man must be rolling over in his grave laughing at leadership failures
Everyone should protest with hereditary chiefs, once bc gov can sell gas to china Vancouver/Victoria will be forced to use Hydro for heat at a cost 300% more than it cost today in order to pay for Site C boondoggle, protest now stop pipeline imo
Someone get him a razor already for that beard!
I’m sure his next trip is already prebooked
Response? Was there a response? Must have missed it.
Only because Quebec gave the finger wag to fix problems here first. That trumps the need to travel to purchase a security seat with the UN. How dumb to you really think Canadians are,..... National Post?
Really that's why he cancelled his trip? Because of criticism? If that was the case, no person would become a politician. What stupid reporting once again by the failing
You change a narcissists plan’s you’re looking for trouble
He wouldn't have come back, if he wasn't criticized for not doing his job? Nice Prime Minister, really cares about the people who voted him in. They deserve him!!! While the rest of us suffer. 🤔
To bad could have got a nice tan
When he left for his tropical vacation in Dec. he never came back. None response, after none response. Then, it seemed to turn into a question of weather he felt it was worth his response. Or, Just some stupid scheme someone put him up to.
What response
Too little too late.
And he's still flopping around like a fish out if water.
Better late than never.
Aw, poor baby cancels a personal benefit trip to the Caribbean. Life’s tough. Don’t worry, he’ll make up for it. More vacation time coming at our expense.
BICOGMedia Live-Canadian Economy in the Brink
Watch for the response! Bring on the storm troopers. The Liberals are just Conservatives in Sheep’s Clothing.
PM Selfie and his world view gets in the way of acting as a leader at home? Likely he and his cabinet will spend lots of thought on deciding on the type of polispeak to use during this blockade mess rather than actually solving the problem.
Canada doesn’t need at kid in the UN seat; can you imagine how embarrassing this would be for Canada with TrudeauWorstPM TrudeauCorruption in this role.
He's super duper really mad now because his vacation was cut short.
CN/ CP, Via rail etc have a legitimate case to sue the Provincial and Fed govt for the weak response to these illegal protests, these terrorists have been emboldened by years of weak leadership that is hellbend on slamming our economy into a brick wall
acoyne Another 30 billion added to the deficit, right up Trudeau’s alley. Budgets balance themselves, people kind will happily pay.
acoyne Watch out ladies he is going to miss beach time and is going to be pissed. Time for a few tantrums I suspect. He loves to scream at the ladies.Ask Ms. Chavannes. JWR and Ms. Philpott. Rough days ahead, stay out of his way.
It’s about time he stayed in Canada and dealt with issues that are important to Canadian citizens, taxpayers and the world trade, transportation across our country. Trudeau needs a good shake and grow up and deal with issues instead of turning his back on taxpayers on us!
acoyne This is nothing compared to what’s going to happen if they cancel the Teck Frontier mine. Wait for it, Alberta is about to explode. Nothing in nothing out nothing going through Canada.A few aboriginals and white women have shown us that, and I mean a few. Trudeau hiding out😂.
He should've been back to office long before the protests started. He can run but cannot hide.
“Ask not what your country can do for you… ask what you can do for your country.” - Not PMJT
Rightly deserved criticism. He has shown zero leadership on this.
One of the hallmarks of this government is the extraordinary lack of decisive leadership. It seems to take them forever to acknowledged the existence of situations needing attention and even longer to respond.
Like a spoiled teenager, he’ll just sit at home, sulk and and refuse to clean his room.
He is a joke. We need a leader instead of a scared self serving little boy
🇨🇦,bend over! PM Douche Rocket is about to bribe,pay off,waste and BOW DOWN to the Professional Protestors,Foreign Funded Agitators and Indigenous malcontent Criminals.He will do anything to avoid upholding Rule of Law & enforc’g court injunctions.He will waste your $$$ to do it!
“And we go live to Justin Trudeau for a reaction”
I feel bad having ruined JustinTrudeau’s 4th vacation of 2020. Sorry Justin...😔
he has the travel bug.. enjoys the hotter climates right now.. any excuse to fuel up his 2 large jets. stay home.. do your canadian job.
Now act and get things done!
Isn’t he and his team smarter than this? Apparently not
That ladies and gentlemen is called leadership. The personal sacrifice he makes is amazing. I heard he even worked a couple of hours over the weekend.
Little too late now, it’s already hit the fan while he’s been running about trying to get a seat on the flailing un council that odds are will be gone in 20 years anyway. Weak leadership it’s time to call an election.
action_citizen NoUNSecuritySeatForCanada
Wow! What a sacrifice
acoyne The poor thing. Forced to Govern instead. How very tragic it must be for him.
acoyne He's doing the right thing!
Its about time you come home and deal with this JustinTrudeau
Response? Have they responded?
He can’t stand up to a bunch social justice twits from Oregon who are shutting down our country. Unbelievable!
acoyne It’s not a response, it’s a lack of response.
Who is this Trudeau guy?
Captain Frequent Flyer has been told to stay home and be equally as useless. This is simply a public relations move to stop further reputation damage. Nothing of consequence will be done. Just be prepared for a bunch of word salads.
It’s about time he gets back to work...now the question is, is he working for ALL Canadians or only for those who will vote for him again.
Have very very low expectations and I'm sure those will be met.
Trudeau went skiing in Qc today (true). tonedeaf incompetent outoftouch motionofnoconfidence TrudeauMustResign
Get to work now sock boy
‘Bout time the asshole returned home to deal with real issues and not the useless BS security counsel seat..
The Trudeau has been on holiday since the October election.
They must not have phone reception in the Caribbean.
All is a joke
Good!!!
Get that scumbag Trudeau back home where everyday Canadians can blockade him in his residence allowing him to watch first hand the RCMP standing around and doing nothing. cdnpoli
Can we not act like it isn’t 2020? You can work remotely now conservatives.
acoyne Bull shit... he'll sneak out the back door.. and call from the beach... this kid is way over his head... all he can say is 'where is Butts and Freeland?' If he really cares He needs help... ! For a problem he created... but truly he doesn't care...
How about this for a headline: Trudeau Visits Canada
Too bad he cancelled his trip. We should have let him leave and then changed the locks. It’s not like he’s doing anything here anyway. TrudeauMustGo
Gosh golly no Pirates of the Caribbean trip... well... a bit of piss-off when pipelines, protests, and the people get in the way of ass kissing and payoffs to get a seat in the corrupt UN.
Do you think Easterners will ever catch a clue about how destructive Trudeau and the Liberals have been for this country? Do they care? How much more will it take?
Trudeau have to much of soft spot for Indigenous. Like JRB he let it escalated to much . . Same things for the block-aid .But catch-22 there for people criticize the minsters for not doing there jobs. The should be more independent. But when Trudeau away . Cry he should be there
Oh that’s why he’s coming back , because of criticism makes sense now
bcbluecon 10 days!
Will this protest be solved by a large monetary payment to the chiefs and their followers?
bcbluecon Who are we kidding? He heard a pride parade was happening.
It’s about time he woke up!
So the PM decided to let his vanity to second plan to finally work for Canada and Canadians! TrudeauMustResign
Wow! While the train becomes obsolete in Canada JustinTrudeau takes a break from traveling the World to Try and get our Indigenouspeople to stand down, So fellow Canadians can get back to WORK and their Lives ExcuseThem
acoyne Canada’s MSM/chattering class hero hereditary leader deigns to revisit Canada.
acoyne He is pure hero, ugh.
I’m thinking he may as well go he will obviously do nothing but continue to watch Canada’s economy go to hell. People being laid off, ships waiting in port, no Heating for houses, no parts for industry, trains with grain cars sitting. We are screwed!
Did he cancel? ... or just delay his trip? Come on Canada ... do you really think JT will pass up on another all-inclusive vacation, he’ll make up for it!
When Legault hollers, Skippy comes running.
He has been feeding the ‘enviro nutbar activist BEAST’ for 4 years ... now he must try to placate this BEAST to get the country moving again ... so as not to look like a complete asshat 😁 TrudeauMustResign
Canadians should cancel Trudeau at the earliest opportunity. When's the next election?
Maybe it’s Canada’s advantage if Skippy goes away and leaves important stuff to the adults.
The fix is in, Trudeau comes back, leftist funding will stop, the protests will dry up and the CBC will glorify Trudeau as a god king
Il se prend pour le Sauveur, le Christ!
He’s needed tomake a doughnut 🍩 run.
He has cancelled his magical mystery tour, because these rail shutdowns are starting to impact life in Quebec (fuel, shipment of Chlorine & products). Skippy knows that all it would take is the Bloc turning against him & suddenly he is back looking for a Drama teaching gig.
Always reacts never initiates.
So it is the criticism that has him cancelling his trip Not the fact that Canada has been railroaded by domestic terrorists How narcissistic of him
This happens to every PM. It’s old.
the country is laughing at you Blackface
Soon spin spin.... where has Canadian journalism gone?
Great, we get to see Trudeau domestically instead of internationally, act wishy-washy and pander to illegal foreign paid protesters.
Because the bad weather?😂😂😂🦄🦄🦄
Waste of skin
The laziest PM JustinTrudeau in Canadian history,refuses 2protect Canada's Economy. We r embarrassed this perpetually stoned woke fool is our PM. A few foreign funded radicals have brought Canada to a standstill cdnpoli cdnmedia ukpolitics USPolitics uspoli vanpoli BCLeg
Trudeau = total failure
Crappy for him. To bad the opposition parties are just crying baby’s these days. Nothing constructive just criticism
Well it’s only been 10 days...what’s your hurry 🤦♂️
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