Deals
Trudeau Holds Firm After Duterte Vows End to Canadian, U.S. Arms Deals
- Philippine president scraps helicopter purchase from Canada
- Duterte tells international court to shoot him, not jail him
Rodrigo Duterte.
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is undeterred by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s vow to end military purchases from countries including the U.S. and Canada that impose conditions on how the weaponry is used, standing by his country’s review of a helicopter sale.
“The statements that have been coming out of the Philippines on the potential or possible uses of those helicopters have given us cause to need to follow up on that, and that’s exactly what we’re doing,” Trudeau said Saturday in Los Angeles, during a visit with the city’s mayor.