Politics This Morning: Dutch PM to address House

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sees a like-minded ally in Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte in the fight against climate change. Mr. Rutte has called on the European Union to impose tougher measures to cut emissions.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau clutches a folder labelled 'PM' on his way to the national caucus meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 24. Mr. Trudeau briefly fielded questions from reporters on whether the government plans to suspend its contract to sell light-armoured vehicles to the Saudi government in the wake of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. During the scrum, the prime minister said, 'As we get clarity on, on what actually happened to Jamal Khashoggi, Canadians and people around the world will expect consequences.'The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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BY BEATRICE PAEZ
October 25, 2018
Here's what's happening today: Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is in Ottawa, where he's slated to address MPs in the House at around 10:30 a.m. Mr. Rutte is in town for bilateral meetings on CETA. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who is planning to host hi...

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