Panel Discussion and Selfies

Trudeau: But even before he opened his mouth, Trudeau received a welcome on the floor of the G20 business and labour panel discussion that lived up to the cliched rock-star-welcome descriptor, according to Hamilton Spectator. He was mobbed for selfies by dozens of smiling delegates at the meeting shortly after his arrival. And as the prime minister reaffirmed Canada commitment to accept 25,000 Syrian asylum seekers, he delivered a pointed message that Canada is a country that defines itself by its shared values, not its cultural differences, and he urged others to do the same. Trudeau willingly posed for several minutes, allowing many selfies and group photos at the foot of a stage, prior to giving a speech and taking part in a panel discussion before an amphitheatre of more than 100 invitees. Canadian Mark Carney, the Governor of the Bank of England, was among those in attendance, along with Perrin Beatty, president of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and Angel Gurria, the secretary general of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. Not everyone wanted a photo, but many others approached Trudeau as he held court, receiving warm greetings from a variety of people, including Christine Lagarde, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.