Trudeau’s comments on child separation built on deck of political realities stacked higher by Trump factor, say observers

For the prime minister to speak out against a domestic policy matter of his closest foreign ally requires some hard political calculations, say observers.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addressing the media regarding the separation of migrant children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border, on June 20. He called the situation "wrong" and unacceptable. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY JOLSON LIM

June 22, 2018

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday called the separation of migrant children from their parents as a result of the Trump administration's new zero-tolerance policy as “wrong” and “unacceptable.” For some Canadians ...

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