Global News published this video item, entitled “India farmer protests: Trudeau says Canada will “always stand up” for peaceful protests” – below is their description.
India summoned Canada’s ambassador on Friday, saying comments made by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau regarding the protests by farmers near Delhi were an interference in India’s domestic affairs and would seriously hurt bilateral ties.
When asked about comments made earlier this week — when he said he was concerned about Indian farmers protesting against farm reforms, mostly in the state of Punjab — Trudeau responded outside of Rideau Cottage in Ottawa on Friday that Canada will “always stand up” for peaceful protesters anywhere around the world, but did not further elaborate on how his remarks could impact relations with India.
Farmers in India are protesting en masse against agriculture laws that they say will destroy livelihoods. There have been reports of violence against demonstrating farmers, protesting against their government’s market reform laws.
Canada is a country in the northern part of North America. It extends from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering 9.98 million square kilometres (3.85 million square miles), making it the world’s second-largest country by total area.
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India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the second-most populous country, the seventh-largest country by land area, and the most populous democracy in the world. New Delhi is the capital.
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Justin Pierre James Trudeau PC MP is a Canadian politician who is the 23rd and current prime minister of Canada since November 2015 and the leader of the Liberal Party since April 2013.
