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tecelote

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Fri Jan 13, 2017, 08:49 AM Jan 2017

Justin Trudeau Throws Some Grade-A Shade At Donald Trump [View all]

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“There are things that we hold dear that the Americans haven’t prioritized.”

Justin Trudeau promised to pursue a “constructive working relationship” with President-elect Donald Trump, but assured Canadians that he will continue to make equal rights a top issue for his own administration.

“Canada is a separate country from the United States and there are things that we hold dear that the Americans haven’t prioritized,” the Canadian prime minister said at a town hall event on Thursday. “I’m never going to shy away from standing up for what I believe in, whether it’s proclaiming loudly to the world that I am a feminist, whether it’s understanding that immigration is a source of strength for us and Muslim Canadians are an essential part of the success of our country today and into the future.”

Read the full article:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/justin-trudeau-donald-trump_us_5878af73e4b0b3c7a7b0c368

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