Justin Trudeau

This week, criticism of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau by far-right, populist and anti-vaccine members of the European Parliament went viral on social media.

It also has a tradition of seating MEPs who are vehemently opposed to the European Union's existence. Unlike national parliaments, the European Parliament cannot propose legislation. The assembly sits in two cities: Strasbourg, France and Brussels. It does not have a prime minister. The European Union Parliament has a history of making news when outspoken members make controversial remarks. Anderson was another of the MPs punished in that incident. Most MEPs were welcoming but a handful used the opportunity to attack the prime minister.

Two European parliamentarians blasted Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for his handling of the recent Freedom Convoy protests, saying Canada has become a ...

A Reuters Fact Check found that Kolakusic’s claim is “mostly triggered by a misunderstanding of information.” A third politician, Romanian MEP Christian Terhes, refused to attend the speech all together, indicating on Facebook that he “refused to validate the imposition” of Trudeau. “To you, these may be liberal methods, for many citizens of the world, it is a dictatorship of the worst kind,” said Kolakusic on Wednesday.

Justin Trudeau says Canada is also imposing new bans on the export of certain goods and technologies to Russia in an attempt to limit its ability to wage ...

That threat is putting fresh pressure on Canada to invest more in its military, with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg saying allies have agreed to present plans in June to rapidly ratchet up their defence spending. The prime minister announced the new measures this afternoon at the end of a whirlwind trip to Brussels, where he addressed the European Parliament before meeting fellow leaders from the NATO military alliance and G7. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is sanctioning 160 more Russian officials in retaliation for Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.