This weekend, Canada will play host to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who is widely regarded as that country’s most right-wing leader since the fascist dictator Benito Mussolini. But don’t expect that detail to come up.
Meloni will be in Toronto this Saturday for a meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and it is expected to be a cordial one. Meloni’s visit, reads a news release from the Prime Minister’s Office, will build on the “close relationship” Canada has with Italy, a steadfast ally in “defending democracy around the world.”
The statement is a far cry from the public criticism Trudeau lobbed at Meloni at a meeting of the G7 last year. There, he voiced “concern” about the Italian prime minister’s positions on 2SLGBTQ+ rights, which included plans to revoke parental rights for gay couples with children.
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