Although masking remains a public health order in Ontario, Quebec, BC and other Canadian provinces, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with the Queen maskless..In her first in-person engagement since recovering from COVID-19, the 95-year-old monarch met with Trudeau Monday at Windsor Castle, both without face coverings..“I can tell you in my conversation with her this morning, she was as insightful and perspicacious as ever, very interested in what’s going on,” said Trudeau at a news conference in London..The queen was diagnosed with COVID-19 on February 20 and has since been recovering while only participating in light duties and holding virtual audiences..Trudeau is in the U.K. to meet with Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte to discuss Russia’s attack on Ukraine..“We want to stand with the Ukrainian people and push back hard against Russia,” Trudeau said at the Royal Air Force Station Northolt where he met with Johnson and Rutte to strategize a response to Russia by NATO countries..“Since day one, we’ve been coordinating our response to Russia’s illegal invasion with our allies and partners,” said Trudeau in his tweet, which included a link to his update with Johnson and Rutte..Trudeau’s do-as-I-say-not-as-I-do hypocrisy has been witnessed throughout the pandemic on several occasions including his visit to England for the G7 Summit in June..There was also a trip to Rome at the end of October for the G20 Summit and his following stop in Scotland for COP 26. Each trip had Trudeau meeting with the masses maskless and without social distancing while Canadians were facing heavy lockdown measures in the fall. He was also pictured maskless carousing in a Dutch pub..Melanie Risdon is a reporter with the Western Standard.,.mrisdon@westernstandardonline.com
Although masking remains a public health order in Ontario, Quebec, BC and other Canadian provinces, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with the Queen maskless..In her first in-person engagement since recovering from COVID-19, the 95-year-old monarch met with Trudeau Monday at Windsor Castle, both without face coverings..“I can tell you in my conversation with her this morning, she was as insightful and perspicacious as ever, very interested in what’s going on,” said Trudeau at a news conference in London..The queen was diagnosed with COVID-19 on February 20 and has since been recovering while only participating in light duties and holding virtual audiences..Trudeau is in the U.K. to meet with Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte to discuss Russia’s attack on Ukraine..“We want to stand with the Ukrainian people and push back hard against Russia,” Trudeau said at the Royal Air Force Station Northolt where he met with Johnson and Rutte to strategize a response to Russia by NATO countries..“Since day one, we’ve been coordinating our response to Russia’s illegal invasion with our allies and partners,” said Trudeau in his tweet, which included a link to his update with Johnson and Rutte..Trudeau’s do-as-I-say-not-as-I-do hypocrisy has been witnessed throughout the pandemic on several occasions including his visit to England for the G7 Summit in June..There was also a trip to Rome at the end of October for the G20 Summit and his following stop in Scotland for COP 26. Each trip had Trudeau meeting with the masses maskless and without social distancing while Canadians were facing heavy lockdown measures in the fall. He was also pictured maskless carousing in a Dutch pub..Melanie Risdon is a reporter with the Western Standard.,.mrisdon@westernstandardonline.com
