Canada's Trudeau: Iran plane victims would be alive had there been no regional tensions

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Canada's Trudeau: Iran plane victims would be alive had there been no regional tensions

By Steve Scherer

 

FILE PHOTO: Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau attends a memorial service at the University of Alberta for the victims of a Ukrainian passenger plane that crashed in Iran, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada January 12, 2020. REUTERS/Candace Elliott

 

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday that the victims of the Ukrainian airliner shot down in Iran would still be alive if the recent escalation of tensions in the region had not happened, according to a transcript of an interview with Global News TV.

 

The U.S. killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad in a Jan. 3 drone strike prompted Iran to launch a missile attack on Iraqi bases housing U.S. troops on Jan. 8, hours before the passenger jet was shot down. All 176 aboard were killed, including 57 Canadians.

 

"I think if there were no tensions, if there was no escalation recently in the region, those Canadians would be right now home with their families," Trudeau said in the interview.

 

Trudeau said Canada did not receive a heads up before the United States killed Soleimani, and that he "obviously" would have preferred one.

 

"The U.S. makes its determinations. We attempt to work as an international community on big issues. But sometimes countries take actions without informing their allies," he said.

 

Trudeau said that while the government was working as quickly as possible to bring the bodies home for burial, it was likely to take weeks or "perhaps even months."

 

Canada said on Monday that Iran had signalled that Canadian investigators would take an active role in the probe of the crash, which Iran said at the weekend had been caused by a missile it fired in a "disastrous mistake."

 

(Reporting by Steve Scherer; Editing by Sonya Hepinstall and Rosalba O'Brien)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2020-01-14

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[chrisandsu]

The Canadian Jeremy corbyn 

[Somtamnication]

For once, another American friend stands up to the Southern Bully. Took a long time, but thank you.

[Curt1591]

[stevenl]

For sure not welcomed by all, but hard to argue with his words.

[ezzra]

Give this guy the Nobel peace prize for stating the obvious... easy to talk when you're ten of thousand miles away, live in the middle east and than talk...

[Chazar]

If  only god  hadnt invented us  none  of this would never  have happened..........bad god

[sammieuk1]

It could just be the Iranians just want to turbanate anything in sight even their own people ????

[Cryingdick]

1 hour ago, Curt1591 said:

 

The protestors have been chanting death to the Khomeini lately.

 

As far as Justin goes, the PM of Thailand used to use the same line of thinking. It wouldn't;t have happened if the faring weren't in Thailand. It wouldn't have happened if there were no tensions. Okay. It also wouldn't;t have happened had the Canadians not went to Iran and supported a regime that would ultimately shoot them down. 

[PhonThong]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

Is not what I would consider an American friend.

[stevenl]

10 minutes ago, PhonThong said:

Is not what I would consider an American friend.

He is very much an American friend, just not Trump's.

[Tug]

Cause and effect ,trump Welching on the nuclear treaty attempting to strangle a nations ecomemy = trashed embassy= trump killing a foreign general (personally I’m glad he’s dead)=a response from Iran = a trigger happy scared Iranian= an airliner shot down = a big fat unessary mess cause and effect my deepest condolences to all affected by this foreign policy fiasco 

[samran]

2 hours ago, chrisandsu said:

The Canadian Jeremy corbyn 

Not really. Corbyn was a socialist. This guy is progressive no doubt, but he isn’t anti capitalism. Also, he knows how to win elections... a massive difference. 

[gargamon]

Anyone else notice how Trump has stolen Trudeau's presidential rhetoric and is now warning Iran that "the world is watching"? Clearly Trump can't come up with anything independently, like when he stole "fake news" when it was used on his pundits..

 

[ivor bigun]

44 minutes ago, samran said:

Not really. Corbyn was a socialist. This guy is progressive no doubt, but he isn’t anti capitalism. Also, he knows how to win elections... a massive difference. 

he Knew how to win elections you mean , now he is seen for what he is .

[mogandave]

48 minutes ago, gargamon said:

Anyone else notice how Trump has stolen Trudeau's presidential rhetoric and is now warning Iran that "the world is watching"? Clearly Trump can't come up with anything independently, like when he stole "fake news" when it was used on his pundits..

 

Trudeau coined “the world is watching”? 
 

I think not. 

[VocalNeal]

14 minutes ago, chrisandsu said:

Kindly tell me the difference between a socialist/communist and a progressive

You think Canada is a comunist country, Eh? Why?

 

Is it because they have universal health care? Because they have lots of guns but don't go around shooting each other? Because they have policing by consent? Because they are continuingly saying "Sorry"? Because marijuana is legal? Because every now and again they win at baseball, basketball and ice hockey (ok this one a lot)?

[mogandave]

1 minute ago, VocalNeal said:

You think Canada is a comunist country, Eh? Why?

 

Is it because they have universal health care? Because they have lots of guns but don't go around shooting each other? Because they have policing by consent? Because they are continuingly saying "Sorry"? Because marijuana is legal? Because every now and again they win at baseball, basketball and ice hockey (ok this one a lot)?

So you because you can’t explain the difference you deflect? 
 

in any event, I think he was talking about Trudeau, not Canada. 

[samran]

27 minutes ago, chrisandsu said:

Kindly tell me the difference between a socialist/communist and a progressive ? play with words all you like , they are cut from the same cloth . 

Has he nationalized the means of production in the country? No he hasn’t. 

[Eric Loh]

Get Trump to pay compensation for the dead Canadians. That will be justice. 

[samran]

9 minutes ago, ivor bigun said:

he Knew how to win elections you mean , now he is seen for what he is .

Well he just won another one. He’s still PM. 

[samran]

8 minutes ago, VocalNeal said:

You think Canada is a comunist country, Eh? Why?

 

Is it because they have universal health care? Because they have lots of guns but don't go around shooting each other? Because they have policing by consent? Because they are continuingly saying "Sorry"? Because marijuana is legal? Because every now and again they win at baseball, basketball and ice hockey (ok this one a lot)?

Anything that is to the left of Ghengis Khan and doesn’t involve conspiracy theories is ‘socialism’ to these blokes. 

[mogandave]

5 minutes ago, samran said:

Has he nationalized the means of production in the country? No he hasn’t. 

Do you not understand the question?

 

 

[VocalNeal]

3 minutes ago, mogandave said:

So you because you can’t explain the difference you deflect?

OK I'll give it a go.

 

Socialism is a system where the goverment governs primarily for the benefit of the people.

Communism is a system of government where, usually, a dictator rules for the benefit of a very few. 

Progressive governments govern with the purpose of social change, if in fact, the system needs changing. 

 

How's that?

[gargamon]

10 minutes ago, mogandave said:

Trudeau coined “the world is watching”? 
 

I think not. 

No but he recently used it to calm tensions in Iran, something Trump could never do.

[sucit]

The world needs to applaud when influential leaders speak the truth about US foreign policy. We all know the consequences people suffer when they speak the truth about US policy. 

[samran]

9 minutes ago, mogandave said:

Do you not understand the question?

 

 

Having a degree and masters in economics, public policy and finance, I understand the question very well. 
 

I’m just not one of these people who label anyone or anything I don’t like as ‘socialist’ which is what many people do these days. 

[mogandave]

2 minutes ago, samran said:

Having a degree and masters in economics, public policy and finance, I understand the question very well. 
 

I’m just not one of these people who label anyone or anything I don’t like as ‘socialist’ which is what many people do these days. 

Neither are you one of “these people” that actually answer a question. 
 

Apparently, you are one of “these people” that are (apparently) unable to answer questions, and instead take the opportunity to condescend and brag about how smart they are. 
 

 

[samran]

5 minutes ago, mogandave said:

Neither are you one of “these people” that actually answer a question. 
 

Apparently, you are one of “these people” that are (apparently) unable to answer questions, and instead take the opportunity to condescend and brag about how smart they are. 
 

 

Let me point out you started with your little condescending ‘don’t you understand the question’ one liner. 
 

He hasn’t nationalized the means of production. He’s not a socialist. Pretty easy answer.

 

You just think that because he doesn’t go out of his way to be a pr!ck to all and sundry that he must be a socialist, which is the standard definition these days for people who have not idea of what it actually means. 

[VocalNeal]

5 minutes ago, mogandave said:

instead take the opportunity to condescend and brag about how smart they are. 

Don't need to brag.