Monday, March 27, 2023

After Biden Visit to Canada, PM Trudeau Is Facing A Number Of Domestic Crisis

US President Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau. CBC 

Politico: Ottawa hangover: After triumph of Biden visit, reality bites back at Trudeau  

Come Monday, Canada’s prime minister must grapple again with a Chinese influence scandal, economic troubles and a resurgent opposition. 

OTTAWA — Ottawa’s cocktail scene creates some surreal partymates. 

Once Air Force One was wheels up from the Canadian capital Friday night, Justin Trudeau headed to an invite-only afterparty joined by plenty of people who are hurrying to end his longish run as prime minister. 

Trudeau may have scored plenty of wins and lots of photo ops during Biden’s two-day visit. But the afterglow already looks to be fading for a third-term government mired in controversy, blamed for cost of living anxieties and justifiably fatigued after three years of pandemic management. 

Katie Telford, the prime minister’s chief of staff, joined the mix of business leaders and political insiders who gathered at Ottawa’s National Arts Centre. Jenni Byrne, the fixer behind the rise of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, was also in the crowd.  

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WNU Editor: The Canadian media is focused on this .... Justin Trudeau Faces Crisis Over Chinese Political Interference in Canada (Newsweek), and the barring of migrants at a border crossing in Quebec .... Biden meets with Trudeau as US, Canada announce immigration agreement (ABC News). 

But the real crisis for the Trudeau government is the cost of living, high inflation, raising interest rates, and poll numbers that indicate a major defeat for the Trudeau government if a vote was to be held today. 

As for President Biden's trip to Canada.The Biden administration was pushing this during the President's visit to Ottawa .... U.S. wants Canada to take part in a global economic decoupling from China (Globe and Mail). A decoupling that is not going to happen in view of China being a major buyer of Canadian resources. There was also a US push for Canada to increase its defense spending .... PM details defence spending plans during Biden's visit — but the timelines are largely the same (CBC News). 

As for the US President himself. He had his usual "senior moments" (see below).

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