Canada won’t renegotiate Paris or keep it from G20 to placate Trump: Liberals
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he did not ask German Chancellor Angela Merkel to consider keeping all mentions of the Paris climate change accord out of the upcoming G20 leaders meeting statement to placate U.S. President Donald Trump.
German publication Der Spiegel had reported on a call between the two leaders last week, saying Trudeau wondered about the potential downside of striking mentions of the accord from the communique so as not to further provoke Trump.
Merkel is hosting the G20 meeting in July.
On Monday, Trudeau was pressed on his alleged comments by NDP leader Tom Mulcair.