U.S. 'Dirty Oil' Remark Based on Inaction By Canada on Environment, Trudeau Says

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U.S. President Barack Obama's characterization of Canadian oil as dirty is "rhetoric" prompted by Canada's inaction on environmental issues, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says. Before a one-on-one meeting set with Obama at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Manila, the country's new prime minister responded to Obama's comments by, in effect, placing the blame on Canada's past environmental policy. "A less aggressive approach on environmental responsibility in the past led to a ramping up of rhetoric against Canadian oil and against Canadian energy," Trudeau said Nov. 17, when asked about Obama's comments. He was speaking to reporters on board his plane traveling to the Philippines for APEC, where he is scheduled to meet Obama Nov. 19. "I know Canada has to start demonstrating real action and not just words in order for the world to understand we are serious and committed to developing our resources in a responsible and sustainable way," he said.