‘SERIOUS ISSUES’ WITH JOURNALIST REPORTS: PM

WASHINGTON Justin Trudeau says Canada has been clear and strong with Saudi Arabia about defending human rights. The prime minister also says Canada has “serious issues” around reports about the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi.

And Trudeau says Canada has been engaged in a significant diplomatic effort on human rights with Saudi Arabia for many years, including in his own conversation last spring with King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.