I searched international news media all weekend for a mention of our PM at the G7 shindig in England. From Al Jazeera to BBC to France 24 to RT, I couldn't find a single passing reference to Justin. It's almost like he wasn't there.
But hold the phone...
Not only was he there, he was in fact playing a crucial if well-hidden leadership role! Check out this Justin Trudeau quote from The Globe and Mail's Senior Internet Correspondent in this morning's paper:
Canada led the way on a common approach to addressing the challenges posed by China. As partners, we must stand strong and united, and at this week's summit, we agreed to the action to do just that.
That's vintage Trudeau, at least insofar as he's not actually saying anything. The "action" agreed is to "stand strong and united." Not exactly a specific call for anything measurably actionable, is it?
Perhaps international media snubbed Justin due to the two Canada stories that they have been following, ie those mass children's graves in BC and the murder of that Muslim family in Ontario.
Perhaps, they thought, Trudeau isn't the right guy to be lecturing China or anyone else on human rights.
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