Trudeau slams Meloni over LGBTQ+ record

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called out Italian leader Giorgia Meloni’s stance on LGBTQ+ rights in a meeting Friday on the margins of the G7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan.

“Obviously, Canada is concerned about some of the (positions) that Italy is taking in terms of LGBT rights,” Trudeau told Meloni, who was visibly annoyed, according to multiple media outlets.

“But I look forward to talking with you about that,” he added before the start of the meeting.

Canada’s leader restated this point in the official note issued after his bilateral with Meloni.