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U.S. NEWSWednesday 21 October
Canada to return to its honest broker role under Trudeau
ROB GILLIES er emphatically ended a Stephen Harper: airstrikes Speaking at a rally in Ot- said. The White House said
tawa on Tuesday, the Obama called to congrat-
Associated Press decade of rule by the most against the Islamic State 43-year-old Trudeau — son ulate Trudeau on Tuesday
of one of the country’s most afternoon and said in a
TORONTO (AP) — The conservative leadership in group, climate change, im- dynamic politicians — un- statement the two leaders
derlined the sea change. “committed to strength-
Prime Minister-designate Justin Trudeau smiles as he leaves his first news conference since win- “I want to say this to this ening the countries’ joint
ning the election, at the National Press Theatre, in Ottawa, Ontario, Tuesday Oct. 20, 2015. With country’s friends around efforts to promote trade,
Trudeau’s decisive victory on Monday, Canadian voters reclaimed their country’s liberal identity, the world: Many of you combat terrorism and miti-
giving the new prime minister a commanding majority in parliament that will allow him to govern have worried that Canada gate climate change.”
without relying on other parties. has lost its compassionate Obama “also teased me
and constructive voice in about my lack of grey hair,
(Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP) the world over the past 10 but said I’d probably get
years. Well, I have a simple some quite soon,” the dark-
stunning victory of Justin the country’s history. migration and whether re- message for you on behalf haired Trudeau quipped at
Trudeau will reverberate Among the areas in which lations with the U.S. should of 35 million Canadians. a news conference later.
beyond Canada’s borders Trudeau differs from his hinge on the future of the We’re back,” he declared. Trudeau’s victory will likely
after the Liberal Party lead- predecessor, Conservative Keystone XL oil pipeline. With Trudeau’s decisive improve ties with the Unit-
victory on Monday, Cana- ed States, at least for the
dian voters reclaimed their remainder of Obama’s
country’s liberal identity, presidency. Harper was
giving the new prime minis- frustrated by Obama’s
ter a commanding majority reluctance to approve
in parliament that will allow the Keystone XL pipeline
him to govern without rely- from Alberta to Texas and
ing on other parties. clashed with the president
That means change in Ca- on other issues, including
nadian policies on a broad the Iran nuclear deal. Al-
spectrum of issues. though Trudeau supports
“Trudeau will return Can- the Keystone pipeline, he
ada to its traditional ap- argues relations should not
proach in foreign affairs hinge on the project.
which is characteristic of “Theoretically, Justin is for
every single government Keystone, but he can ob-
but Harper’s,” said Robert viously jettison that,” Both-
Bothwell, a professor at the well said of the project,
University of Toronto. “Can- which Democratic presi-
ada will go back to multi- dential hopeful Hillary Clin-
lateralism, back to strong ton recently expressed op-
support for the United Na- position to.
tions.” Republican contenders
There will be a “new way are for the project.
for Canada to be on the Antonia Maioni, a politi-
world stage,” agreed Lib- cal science professor at
eral lawmaker Marc Gar- McGill University, said the
neau, who won re-election Obama administration
Monday. will welcome the change
The son of the late Prime in government. “Even on
Minister Pierre Trudeau, Keystone, Mr. Trudeau says
who swept to office in he supports it, but he is not
1968 on a wave of support going to make it an issue
dubbed “Trudeaumania” of conflict with Obama,”
and governed for most of Maioni said.
the next two decades, the Still, there are differences
younger Trudeau chan- that could lead to friction
nels the star power — if not with the U.S. Trudeau has
quite the political heft — of said he’ll remove Cana-
his father. da’s six fighter jets from
Tall and trim, he is a former the U.S.-led bombing cam-
school teacher and mem- paign against the Islamic
ber of Parliament since State group. Harper had
2008. He becomes the sec- said removing the jets from
ond-youngest prime minis- the fight would hurt rela-
ter in Canadian history and tions with the U.S.
has been likened to U.S. Trudeau said the issue
President Barack Obama. came up in his conversation
“The whole tone of the with Obama, and the U.S.
U.S.-Canada relationship president understood his
will change. Philosophi- commitment to end Can-
cally Obama and Trudeau ada’s involvement in the
are much closer,” Bothwell combat mission.q
