Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was plunged back into the biggest scandal of his term just two months before elections, after the nation’s ethics watchdog ruled he inappropriately interfered in a judicial matter.
— Read on www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-14/trudeau-violated-conflict-of-interest-rules-in-snc-lavalin-case
Month: August 2019
Canada’s Trudeau accepts he breached ethics rules, refuses to apologize – Reuters
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday accepted a watchdog’s report that he breached ethics rules by trying to influence a corporate legal case but refused to apologize, saying he had been trying to defend jobs.
— Read on www.reuters.com/article/us-canada-politics-trudeau/canadas-trudeau-accepts-he-breached-ethics-rules-refuses-to-apologize-idUSKCN1V41PK
In Hong Kong, a protest boom for some businesses starts waning – Reuters
John Lam’s safety equipment shop has been spared the global downdraft shaking Hong Kong’s economy. In times of crisis, businesses providing basic necessities tend to fare better.
— Read on www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-protests-economy/in-hong-kong-a-protest-boom-for-some-businesses-starts-waning-idUSKCN1V40GX
Police, protesters clash at Hong Kong airport after flights halted for second day – Reuters
Police and protesters clashed at Hong Kong’s international airport on Tuesday after flights were disrupted for a second day as the political crisis in the former British colony deepened.
— Read on www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-protests/police-protesters-clash-at-hong-kong-airport-after-flights-halted-for-second-day-idUSKCN1V2249
China tells U.S. to back off after lawmakers condemn Hong Kong violence – Reuters
China’s foreign ministry on Tuesday told the United States to stay out of its internal affairs after some U.S. lawmakers, including House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, condemned what they called acts of violence by police against protesters in Hong Kong.
— Read on www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-protests-usa/china-tells-u-s-to-back-off-after-lawmakers-condemn-hong-kong-violence-idUSKCN1V31N4
Trump hopes ‘tricky’ Hong Kong situation works out ‘for liberty’ – Reuters
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the situation in Hong Kong was tricky, but he hoped it would work out for everybody, including China, and “for liberty” without anyone getting hurt or killed.
— Read on www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-protests-usa-trump/trump-hopes-tricky-hong-kong-situation-works-out-for-liberty-idUSKCN1V31MX
Concern over Macri’s future again hits Argentina markets – Reuters
Argentina’s peso closed weaker again on Tuesday following a second day of market turmoil triggered by opposition candidate Alberto Fernandez’s landslide victory in a primary election that dealt a severe blow to President Mauricio Macri’s re-election chances.
— Read on www.reuters.com/article/us-argentina-election/concern-over-macris-future-again-hits-argentina-markets-idUSKCN1V315U
As 2020 race heats up, growing worries Warren and Sanders will split leftist vote – Reuters
At rallies at the Iowa State Fair last week, 2020 White House contenders Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders drew raucous crowds who chanted their names, waved signs and cheered at their every pledge.
— Read on www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-iowa-progressives-analys/as-2020-race-heats-up-growing-worries-warren-and-sanders-will-split-leftist-vote-idUSKCN1V30TK
Maxime Bernier excluded from initial invitations to leaders’ election debates | CBC News
The Leaders’ Debate Commission has invited the leaders of five political parties to participate with the notable exception of People’s Party Leader Maxime Bernier — who has been left off the list, at least for now.
— Read on www.cbc.ca/news/politics/leaders-debate-commission-maxime-bernier-out-1.5244287
Majority of Britons support ‘Brexit by any means’: poll – Reuters
A majority of Britons believe Prime Minister Boris Johnson must take Britain out of the European Union “by any means”, even if that involves suspending parliament, an opinion poll conducted for the Daily Telegraph said on Monday.
— Read on www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-poll/majority-of-britons-support-brexit-by-any-means-poll-idUSKCN1V21YQ