{"id":64063,"date":"2015-11-02T23:33:22","date_gmt":"2015-11-03T05:33:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=64063"},"modified":"2015-11-02T23:33:22","modified_gmt":"2015-11-03T05:33:22","slug":"first-month-four-summits-trudeau-heading-to-turkey-philippines-malta-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/11\/02\/first-month-four-summits-trudeau-heading-to-turkey-philippines-malta-paris\/","title":{"rendered":"First month, four summits: Trudeau heading to Turkey, Philippines, Malta, Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Prime Minister-designate and Liberal Party Leader Justin Trudeau (Facebook)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

WASHINGTON — Justin Trudeau will attend four international summits within his first month in office, making foreign affairs an early front upon which he’ll be tested as a rookie prime minister.<\/p>\n

There had been doubt about whether he’d have to skip a summit, given that he’s forming a cabinet during the busiest month on the international leaders’ calendar.<\/p>\n

But it was confirmed Monday that after his swearing-in this week Trudeau will go to a G20 leaders’ meeting in Turkey on Nov. 15-16, then an APEC summit in thePhilippines, a Commonwealth leaders’ gathering in Malta and climate talks in Paris starting at the end of the month.<\/p>\n

“Canada must be fully and firmly committed on the international stage, not only for our own success, but also for the success of others around the world,” Trudeau said in a statement.<\/p>\n

“Being engaged internationally is critical for creating economic growth, good-paying jobs for the middle-class, and broad-based prosperity for all Canadians.”<\/p>\n

Some of the big international issues he’ll have to manage soon after taking office are: Canada’s climate-change commitment, the contribution to fighting Islamic rebels in the Middle East and his position on the new 12-country Trans-Pacific Partnership deal reached during the campaign.<\/p>\n

He’d already announced plans to be at the climate summit with provincial premiers. His decision to attend the earlier meetings means he’ll get facetime with counterparts before the high-stakes Paris talks.<\/p>\n

A U.S. official briefing journalists on the APEC summit said he hasn’t heard yet of any changes in Canadian policy with respect to the Asia-Pacific gathering.<\/p>\n

“Canada has a new prime minister. We welcome the prime minister into the APEC family,” the State Department’s Matt Matthews told reporters in Washington.<\/p>\n

“But Canada is not a new member. Canada is a very significant and important member of APEC — one which we work with very closely.”<\/p>\n

There have been questions raised in Washington about what a new Canadian government might mean for the ratification of the TPP deal and for the international coalition against ISIL.<\/p>\n

But the Obama administration hasn’t publicly expressed concern on either front. In fact, at Monday’s briefing, when TPP came up it was in response to a question about whether the pact faced trouble in Malaysia.<\/p>\n

Matthews conceded the deal could face a bumpy road to ratification in different places — including in the U.S., where an intense struggle is expected next year in Congress.<\/p>\n

He expressed confidence, however, that it would ultimately be approved in all 12 countries.<\/p>\n

“It doesn’t mean that it won’t take a lot of work,” said the U.S. official.<\/p>\n

“Even in our own country we anticipate it’s going to be a major effort to make sure we do a good job of explaining the actual outcomes of TPP and what the benefits are.<\/p>\n

“But we remain optimistic. And we remain optimistic across all the participating economies.”<\/p>\n

Matthews laid out some of the objectives for the gathering of Asia-Pacific leaders.<\/p>\n

One is to nail down a commitment to eliminate tariffs on exported alternative-energy products like solar panels and wind turbines. There’s also a plan to get each country to review its fossil-fuel subsidy programs.<\/p>\n

Also on the agenda are the free flow of data between countries; marine debris; and a still-embryonic, long-term project to create a Pacific Rim trade deal larger than the TPP.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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