Explaining the Non-Meeting:: Trudeau's travels and his critics

Trudeau took some press criticism for spurning McGuigan’s advice, and proceeding with a “a Third World Trip,” rather than meet the President-elect, which some believed was indicative that the Prime Minister’s priorities lay with the Global South and not Canada-United States relations. This House Note prepared by the Department of External Affairs directs Trudeau and McGuigan on how to respond to anticipated questions in the House of Commons.