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Canada-European Union treaty: He focused on the Canada-European Union treaty, known as CETA, in a bilateral chat with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, according to Hamilton Spectator. Trudeau discussed the pact again in a one-on-one meeting with French President Francois Hollande. On the opening day of the G7 summit in Japan, Trudeau also used his audience with the heads of some of the planet biggest economies to promote Canada free-trade deal with Europe. And, in a working session with all the leaders, Trudeau once more touted the merits of international trade. "When the middle class are anxious about their economic realities in their future, it easy to get trapped in demagoguery and protectionism," Trudeau told his peers at the remote Shima resort, which was shielded by barbwire-topped fences, checkpoints and waves of security officers scattered along a huge perimeter. "We know trade-intensive industries pay 50 per cent higher wages, so we need to make a case for trade — it not just about nice political speeches." Lawrence Herman, a Toronto-based trade lawyer with Herman and Associates, said Trudeau was targeting his remarks at the "darkening clouds on the trade horizon, notably in the U.S." where the presidential candidates from both parties have come down hard against trade deals. "So Trudeau wisely wants the G7 to strongly endorse a free-trade agenda, which hopefully will help spur CETA ratification in Europe and pressure the U.S. Congress to approve , both of which are languishing." The G7 leaders largely focused their discussions on the global economy as the summit got underway. U.S. President Barack Obama supported Abe call. "We've all got a lot of work to do and we agreed to continue to focus on making sure that each country, based on its particular needs and capacities, is taking steps to accelerate growth," Obama said. The host, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, called upon his counterparts to act to steer the world away from another global economic crisis. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.