Trudeau Says Canada's Record to Blame for Obama Dirty-Oil Remark
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U.S. President Barack Obama’s characterization of Canadian oil as dirty is “rhetoric” prompted by Canada’s inaction on environmental issues, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says.
Before a one-on-one meeting set with Obama at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Manila, the country’s new prime minister responded to Obama’s comments by, in effect, placing the blame on Canada’s past environmental policy.