OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau is pointing to the threat of fresh U.S. tariffs and the coronavirus pandemic as reasons why he might skip a meeting in Washington next week with President Donald Trump and Mexico's Andrés Manuel López Obrador to mark the new continental trade deal.
“We’re obviously concerned about the proposed issue of tariffs on aluminum and steel that the Americans have floated recently. We’re also concerned about the health situation and the coronavirus reality that is still hitting all three of our countries.”to slow a rush in shipments, or face the reintroduction of a 10 percent tariff, multiple people familiar with the issue told POLITICO last week.
The agreement, however, to remove the levies stated the U.S. could reimpose them after consulting with Canada and “in the event that imports of aluminum or steel products surge meaningfully beyond historic volumes of trade over a period of time.”
nznfreez Has he got a blackface party at Democrat HQ to attend instead
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Stay home newNAFTA
DebraDuGemini59 Smart move.
An excellent idea
Definitely skip it and stay safe. Send Scheer.
White House is covid-19 snake pit
DebraDuGemini59 STAY HOME JUSTIN, ALONG WITH OTHER WORLD LEADERS. START BOYCOTTING ANYTHING WITH 45 INVOLVED!
In a nice way Trudeau is saying he'll wait until after the November election.
Stay away from the circus show that is the USA . You don't wanna go into mandatory 14 day isolation when you come back again do you🤣
yes, skip it!
Yes. Skip it JustinTrudeau
I don't blame Justin Trudeau, i would not want to be in Trumps company either.....Trump is a Crook
Stay away from that dirtbag Mr. PM.
Please don’t attend Mr Prime Minister.
So? This is news? Better to be careful than to regret
Justin is still mad because Trump ask him to pay Canada's fair share. Democrats allow other countries not to pay their fair share, then they tax the American working middle class to pay their debts.
Don't blame you. We are a hot mess here right now!
Melania will be devastated.
Good! Stay on this side of the border!
Excellent. Also Trump appears to have been glazed with BBQ sauce and is visibly melting so who knows where he'll be next week.
That is honorable to skip the trade meeting in protest. But what don't understand Mr. Prime minister is that how you can pass a trade agreement that allows another country so easily to put tariffs against Canada
Americans hate him too. Good for Justin!
So why say “maybe”. Wanting some attention there, Justin.
fwdcrocblu Save yourself and do an audio conference - because a video conference w/45 would only make you sick...why risk it?
Not to mention the unstable lunatic leader of America.
If he’s smart
Joe Biden has to be elected. Allies abandoning the United States in droves
Someone needs to out this child to bed. Way past his bedtime
Good idea.
If he has common sense, he will skip meeting. That is why we have Zoom and other conferencing media.
No point in making a deal with a lame duck administration. Have either Canada or Mexico ratified the trade treaty yet?
I'm with you Prime Minister Trudeau, screw trump.
Good! Boycott Trump and his administration!
I would too! Who would want to risk Covid in no mask Trump-land? And then there is just Trump. Ugh.
Oeps ...
God don't go PLEASE.
I don’t blame him!
That's a good idea, and a great excuse not to have to see trump! I'm jelly!
Good for him. Not safe for him here. No where near trump.
Good!
Stay safe, away from this infested wasteland. This is Trumps America. A vile pit of rubble and death. Nothing great here.
Fight for 🇨🇦 Canada’s rights!!!!!!!!
Skip it. New deal already not worth the paper you wrote it on.
Good😂
Dont go justin hes really not woth the effort
Tooda Good decision by Mr. Trudeau! He should go back to America when they have a real president again
I guess Justin is not interested in kissing 😘 Melania anymore 😂
I would prefer you skip the meeting, however, because you have been an intelligent and local neighbor, I will respect your choice
Do it. I wouldn't blame him.
JustinTrudeau our boarder is closed to non essential travel. If families can not cross for dying families or weddings...a trade deal meeting is a zoom worthy meeting not essential.
Or maybe because he’s under an indictment and can’t leave the Country.. He can’t even show up to Parliament in person. He’s just biding time, He’s also connected to Epstein and Maxwell. The flood gates are about to open! Skippy’s been a bad boy.
Looks like Florida is going blue in November. At least the survivors
OK, first Mexico is worried about us dirty gringos crossing the border and now Hot PM doesn't want to get sick by visiting us. It's kind of hilarious.
Maybe Canada realizes it’s time to standup to trumpism and stand for democracy.
I wouldn't come here either with COVID-19 running wild in this country.
Is he avoiding the lame duck!
Smart & sexy man 😂😍😝
Don't blame you JustinTrudeau. Not one bit. Our countries can pick this conversation back up next year, when he's finally out of office and we have a leader who believes in science to lead us through this pandemic.
Melania's (FLOTUS) gonna be pissed.
Tooda Why does everyone seem to hate this guy?
I agree, skip it and come back when we have a 'new sheriff in town.' Don't risk your health, or your precious energy, till our new POTUS is in place!
Good, Trump isnt worth half a second
Don’t blame him
If he attends, he may melt. Poor little Justin😢
Ok TrueDude! Looks like he should be in some 80's comedy as the not too smart boyfriend.
I wouldn’t go anywhere trump may appear...
Plus being chased by Melanie and Ivanka Kushner
what a wuss.
Good. Trudeau is a joke.
Justin Trudeau is the Emmanuel Macro of Jenny Durkans - and I think we can prove that with DNA. Canada's darling, the true sugar-plum sweetheart, should wear one of these - and I'm not kidding - and know the light blue is fetching:
OMG, but he can go out & protest with BLM who's $$$ are all going back into LIBERAL PARTIES IN BOTH COUNTRIES. HE is a LOSER OF A LEADER...THE WORSE THING THAT HAS EVER HIT CANADA. HEY tell you what I WILL GO IN HIS PLACE!! I WILL DO 100% better job than he could ever imagine.
Trump must be devastated 😜
P.M. Trudeau,Canadians are the most kind and friendly people on planet earth ,to their visitors and naibors, COVIID-19 should not be used as a reason not to attend planed meeting with Trump and Obrador.Professor Isagholian
Smart choice! Too many in the WH have been infected with the virus!
Don’t blame him. Americans especially Trumpers cry liberty & freedom as they act like spoiled brats because of mask orders & calls to stay home. Trump is carefully stoking the flames of hate & anger to incite culture wars and to distract from his inability to lead America .
So Trudeau can protest in group of thousands but attending a meeting is too unsafe? Trudeau declared his liberal party’s effectiveness in eliminating the tariffs but turns out that was all lies? Liberal incompetence at its best!
JoanVinallCox Fully support our PM not attending the trade meeting, it could easily be virtual. It is all about giving Trump a chance to brag about 'the best trade deal ever' which is 10% different from the original Nafta.
He's no antiscience dummy.
A meeting with a can of soup would probably be more productive than a meeting with Trump, covid19 hotspot not worth any risk?
Also, he’s under house arrest and can’t leave the country!!
Soy
Healthy Decision Prime Minister!
Hiding like a...
Canadians don’t want to be anywhere near Trump
Good call.
Black face Trudeau. The real racist are the ones that pretend they are not. We know those that have worn black face and we know the real racist are the liberals. No one needs a racist in America.
I’d say it may have to do that realDonaldTrump has vilified our Mexican neighbors to the south. JustinTrudeau tread lightly- otherwise BuildTheWall may expand to the north - no cheap medical care for Americans
Smart move. Mexico just closed the border with the US COVID petri dish, and tRump is a racist POS who is tanking in US polls.
If I was him. I WOULDN'T WANT TO SEE TRUMP EITHER !
JustinTrudeau Do it. We Canadians don’t want you or your staff and Security bringing more of the Virus home to Canada 🇨🇦
Is Trudeau still under house arrest
That's a smart thing to do. Coronavirus is rampant because we have a president who does not have a plan.
Justin baby afwaid? You need someone to hold your wittle hand? 🍼🍼🍼
And because it's easier to con those two idiots over the phone just by complimenting something meaningless. He'll give you the nuclear codes if you tell him he's smart. Why waste a trip prime minister.
PedoGate
We need one of him
marynlm Don’t go, Justin!
With his cute ass he should ijs..lol.. can we trade him for Trump PLLEEAASSEE
jafpnow2 It's wise for everyone to AvoidTheSpreaderInChief
Such a brave man.
Stay safe Mr. Prime Minister
Does he have better thing to do? Trade is very important.
I wouldn’t want to meet with those pieces of shit either!
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I totally Agree Prime Inister.
winter_canada Good .full support for this.. don't take realDonaldTrump as a leader
Please don’t go anywhere near Trump prime Minister .... stupidity is highly contagious this days ...
Clown in chief and his clown cohorts are not very good at this negotiating thing And is Canada signalling they expect a Trump defeat? I hope they're not looking at the same polls that we are (which are brazenly inept)
😴
Smart stay safe 45 sad
Another words, he’s gonna just blow trump off. This is how other nation now look at us?
Coward
Good!
We don’t need him without us they are nothing and can be captured by Rassia
Smart move, don't come to the US You will not be safe From the virus
And because trump is a failure, a liar, and untrustworthy. Why would any nation seek to discuss anything with him. Best to just wait out this travesty of an administration.
Both Trudeau and the Mexican president should both stay home during Covid. This isn’t the dark ages. They can discuss business on video conferencing. Trump just wants them there in person for more photo ops. Not worth it with this president.
Wait till after Nov. 03, 2020.
Wait I thought he already had Covid?
As he should.
Good. Canadians are fed up with how we've been treated by the Trump admin.
F off
Do it!
realDonaldTrump is isolating everyone, including close allies of USA 🇺🇸. Meanwhile GOP continues to support their trash.
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Don't blame Justin. I'd avoid to super spreader as well.
Speak volumes, on how the World veiw America's handling of these crises. ☹☹😥 A sad state of affairs!
This sounds intelligent. I wish we had more of that here.
Good he should. So should Pres Obrador.
Can't blame him. Who wants to be anywhere near the TrumpDeathCult
Good, why give Trump the time of day.
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