Trudeau Says Canadian Attendance at Russian Embassy Event ‘Absolutely Unacceptable’

Trudeau Says Canadian Attendance at Russian Embassy Event ‘Absolutely Unacceptable’
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a closing press conference following the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, Calif., on June 10, 2022. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it was “absolutely unacceptable” that any Canadian representative attended a Russia Day party at the Russian embassy in Ottawa, adding that it never should have happened.

According to a Globe and Mail report, Global Affairs Canada’s deputy chief of protocol Yasemin Heinbecker was at the party on Friday.