<p>While speaking at a question-answer&nbsp;session in IIM Ahmedabad, Gujarat,&nbsp;Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attended questions on gender equality, bilateral ties, NAFTA, Canada&#39;s immigration system and his relations with US President Donald Trump.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Trudeau said that there was a huge potential for growth in trade relations between India and Canada than compared to America.&nbsp;</p>

<p>He said Canada and India already trade over $ 8 billion in goods and $ 2 billion in services.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Talking about his entry into politics, Trudeau said&nbsp;&quot; Citizens are not fools. Citizens can tell whether someone is genuine in their approach or just trying to live up to some lofty familial expectation.&quot;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Citizens are not fools. Citizens can tell whether someone is genuine in their approach or just trying to live up to some lofty familial expectation: Canadian PM <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JustinTrudeau?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#JustinTrudeau</a> at IIM Ahmedabad <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Gujarat?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Gujarat</a> <a href="https://t.co/5BgYWVFHsy">pic.twitter.com/5BgYWVFHsy</a></p>
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<p>Referring to the gender parity in his cabinet he said: &quot;gender balance in terms of&nbsp;opportunities is not the right thing to&nbsp;do but a smart thing to do in terms of growth&quot;.&nbsp;</p>

<p>He said one can become a feminist if he/she believes in equal opportunities between men and women.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Any comments about how a man looks isn&#39;t even an eyelash worth of the systemic discrimination women face. As a man in business &amp; politics I had lots of advantage but I didn&#39;t go near discrimination, sexism, superficiality &amp; judgement that women go through daily: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JustinTrudeau?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#JustinTrudeau</a> <a href="https://t.co/dTj02qRFl4">pic.twitter.com/dTj02qRFl4</a></p>
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<p>Speaking on his similarity with US President Donald Trump he said they both were working towards the upliftment of middle class in their countries and that their policies worked well for the economy of the two countries.&nbsp;</p>

<p>On Immigration policies, he said that the countries should welcome the refugees who flee their countries to evade persecution.</p>

<p>He said &quot;More countries need to do more to welcome immigrants not because that is the right thing to do, because refugees who flee the persecution in their country for a better life in another, are extremely grateful to the country that welcomes them. They work very hard and contribute tremendously to the growth of the country that welcomed them. That is the Canadian story.&quot;</p>

<p>Referring to the importance&nbsp;of democratic independent media he said: &quot;the media is &#39;frustrating&#39; at times but it&#39;s essential to empower and support media as It fulfils an important duty of telling the government&nbsp;what it&rsquo;s doing wrong&quot;.</p>

<p>Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is on a seven-day visit to India. He arrived here along with his wife and three children.&nbsp;</p>

<p><a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/canada-seems-to-think-india-is-snubbing-trudeau-govt-says-no-33354" target="_blank">Trudeau on Monday visited</a> Mahatma Gandhi&#39;s Sabarmati Ashram, Akshardham Temple, and&nbsp;Indian Institute of Management in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.&nbsp;</p>

<p>He is scheduled to meet the chief minister of Punjab, Captain Amarinder Singh on February 21.&nbsp;</p>

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Trudeau said that there was a huge potential for growth in trade relations between India and Canada than compared to America

While speaking at a question-answer session in IIM Ahmedabad, Gujarat, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attended questions on gender equality, bilateral ties, NAFTA, Canada's immigration system and his relations with US President Donald Trump. Trudeau said that there was a huge potential for growth in trade relations between India and Canada than compared to America. He said Canada and India already trade over $ 8 billion in goods and $ 2 billion in services. Talking about his entry into politics, Trudeau said " Citizens are not fools. Citizens can tell whether someone is genuine in their approach or just trying to live up to some lofty familial expectation." Citizens are not fools. Citizens can tell whether someone is genuine in their approach or just trying to live up to some lofty familial expectation: Canadian PM #JustinTrudeau at IIM Ahmedabad #Gujarat pic.twitter.com/5BgYWVFHsy — ANI (@ANI) February 19, 2018 × Referring to the gender parity in his cabinet he said: "gender balance in terms of opportunities is not the right thing to do but a smart thing to do in terms of growth". He said one can become a feminist if he/she believes in equal opportunities between men and women. Any comments about how a man looks isn't even an eyelash worth of the systemic discrimination women face. As a man in business & politics I had lots of advantage but I didn't go near discrimination, sexism, superficiality & judgement that women go through daily: #JustinTrudeau pic.twitter.com/dTj02qRFl4 — ANI (@ANI) February 19, 2018 × Speaking on his similarity with US President Donald Trump he said they both were working towards the upliftment of middle class in their countries and that their policies worked well for the economy of the two countries. On Immigration policies, he said that the countries should welcome the refugees who flee their countries to evade persecution. He said "More countries need to do more to welcome immigrants not because that is the right thing to do, because refugees who flee the persecution in their country for a better life in another, are extremely grateful to the country that welcomes them. They work very hard and contribute tremendously to the growth of the country that welcomed them. That is the Canadian story." Referring to the importance of democratic independent media he said: "the media is 'frustrating' at times but it's essential to empower and support media as It fulfils an important duty of telling the government what it’s doing wrong". Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is on a seven-day visit to India. He arrived here along with his wife and three children. Trudeau on Monday visited Mahatma Gandhi's Sabarmati Ashram, Akshardham Temple, and Indian Institute of Management in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. He is scheduled to meet the chief minister of Punjab, Captain Amarinder Singh on February 21. Canadian Prime Minister #JustinTrudeau to meet Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh on February 21 in Amritsar pic.twitter.com/xsykDQFyPE — ANI (@ANI) February 19, 2018 ×

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