Prime Minister Justin Trudeau mobbed for selfies at G20 business forum
Posted November 15, 2015 9:04 am.
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TURKEY (NEWS 1130) – Justin Trudeau was mobbed for selfies by delegates to a business forum today on his first full day at the G20 summit in Antalya, Turkey.
The prime minister addressed the gathering, telling them long-term investments in infrastructure and young people are the key to growth, not preoccupation with short-term profits.
He was also asked about the refugee crisis and reaffirmed Canada’s commitment to accept 25,000 Syrian asylum seekers. Trudeau said Canada is a country that defines itself by its shared values, not its cultural differences, and he urged others to do the same.
Canadian Mark Carney, the Governor of the Bank of England, was among those in attendance, along with the heads of the IMF and OECD.
Trudeau began his day with a bilateral meeting with Indonesian President Joko Widodo and announced a $14 million infrastructure project for the South Asian country.