Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Friday he will be travelling to Europe next week to discuss Russia’s attack on Ukraine, as well as other topics such as climate change and “inclusive growth.”
“Of course we’ll be discussing how to continue to support Ukraine, how to strengthen democratic values around the world, and how to stand up even more for democracy, to stand against Russian aggression, and to work very hard on combating the kind of disinformation and misinformation that we know is a facet of day to day life these days, but a particularly strong facet of this conflict, this war in Ukraine,” Trudeau said during a public transit announcement in Mississauga.
“We’re also going to be obviously talking with our allies in Europe about economic recovery, about fighting climate change, about being there to create inclusive growth for people.”
Energy
Climate change policies and reducing reliance on hydrocarbon energy sources have been key focus areas of the Liberal government. However, in light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, there have been more calls for Canada to ramp up its hydrocarbon production to reduce world reliance on Russian energy.Russian dissident and former chess champion Gary Kasparov wrote in the Chicago Tribune that the West needs to replace Russian hydrocarbons by increasing energy production and finding new sources.
“There’s no point in saving the planet if you don’t save the people on it,” he said.