Both Trudeau and Gentiloni, who met Trump in Washington on Thursday, were keen to display their support for free trade and open borders — including the Canada-EU free trade pact — in the face of growing populist opposition. They took pains not to offend the man most closely associated with the growing popularity of protectionist trade measures and closed borders: Trump. "We are living in interesting times and this common vision, I think, will be helpful for us and for the world," Gentiloni said. As for the Italian G7 summit, Gentiloni made it clear he's looking forward to sharing the leaders' table with Trudeau. All of this goes hand in hand in hand."

Source: CBC News April 21, 2017 14:57 UTC