SAINT-HYACINTHE, QUE.—Ottawa’s decision to sign the UN compact for migration in no way limit’s Canada’s sovereignty or ability to choose its own immigrants, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday at an animated town hall meeting in Quebec. The prime minister was cheered and occasionally heckled as he answered questions on a variety of topics, ranging from the environment to immigration to NAFTA, during the two-hour meeting in Saint-Hyacinthe, Que. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau participates in a town hall Q&A in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec. Read more: Trudeau fields range of questions on immigration and foreign policy at St. Catharines townhall Greetings from Ottawa! Trudeau has faced tough questions on subjects ranging from pipelines to relations with Indigenous people during earlier town hall meetings in British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Ontario.

Source: thestar January 19, 2019 01:07 UTC