Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau emerged this week from a long holiday break to face a tragedy that may recast his nation's role on the global stage -- and its relationship with its powerful neighbor to the south
The liberal leader already had greeted 2020 with a new look: a salt-and-pepper beard that sparked a public buzz.Iran says Ukrainian passenger plane was shot down unintentionally in fear of US aggressionNow, owing to the crash in Tehran of a Ukrainian International Airlines flight with 57 Canadians aboard, Trudeau has adopted a newly somber and authoritative tone as well, perhaps indicating a far deeper change as he embarks upon the first full year of his second term.
Canada mourns citizens killed in Iran plane crash 02:18"Even if it's Iran, the blame is on USA. If President Trump hadn't ordered the drone strike on Soleimani, all this wouldn't happen, we wouldn't be here today grieving," Ardy Gharagozli told CNN before Iran had acknowledged downing the plan. As he spoke, Gharagozli clutched a photograph of family friends who died on Flight 752.
Trump and Trudeau caught talking behind each other's backs 02:06"I'll let Mr. Trump's words stand for himself," said Trudeau, who weeks earlier got caught apparently sharing a laugh with other world leaders at Trump's expense at Buckingham Palace. The American President responded by calling Trudeau"two-faced."Asked Saturday about Iran's mention of US tensions contributing to the environment in which it shot down the airliner, Trudeau demurred.
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