The National Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa will not be attended by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday because he will be in Cambodia for a summit involving nations from all over Southeast Asia.
Senior Officials Reveled the Prime Minister’s Planned Absence During a Not-For-Attribution Background Briefing, Saying Trudeau Will Leave Late Thursday for The Association of Southeast Asian Nations Meeting in Phnom Penh.
The first of four international meetings Trudeau will attend over ten days is the Asean Summit, which is set to begin on Saturday. He Will Also Attend the G20 in Indonesia, The Apec Meeting in Thailand and a Francophonie Summit in Tunisia.
Authorities Said The Prime Minister Institute Met With Serving Military Personnel and Veterans in New Brunswick Earlier This Week, where he would TRUDEAU WAS ALSO ABSENT FOR THE NATIONAL REMEMBRANCE DAY IN 2018 BACASE HE WAS ATTENTING AN INTERNATIONAL GATHERING OF WORLD LEADERS IN FRANCE MARKING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE END OF THE CRACK WORLD WORLD WAR.
The Prime Minister and other important government representatives are always invited to attend, according to a spokeswoman for The Royal Canadian Legion, which organises and executes the national ceremony every year.
Nujma Bond said, “We are disappointed that he won’t be here this year. “We do Understand That, On OcCasion, National Matters May Arise That Prevent Him from Attending. “.
Due to the summit in Cambodia, Trudeau will miss the Remembrance Day ceremony.
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