Veteran Punjabi film actor Nirmal Rishi receives Padma Shri
New Delhi, February 24
Diversity is a key to resilience and success, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Saturday and emphasised that empowering women would help in shaping business communities and politics for the better.
Addressing the United Nations Young Changemakers Conclave 2018, Trudeau also laid emphasis on sustainable development and said a strong economy cannot be built unless the environment is protected.
He said the G-7 meeting, to be held in Canada in June this year, will have two extra themes on ‘gender’ and ‘oceans and plastic’.
The theme on ‘gender’ will focus on empowerment of women while ‘oceans and plastic’ will discuss the menace of plastic, he said.
The G7 comprises Canada, the UK, the US, France, Italy, Germany and Japan.
Responding to a question on whether he would like to invest in bitcoin, Trudeau said he was “not convinced” about it.
Speaking on diversity, Trudeau said it creates new solutions and systems which are more multi-layered, do much better than “mono-cultures”.
“Diversity, pluralism brings together different experiences, different background and different stories. That matters. Nature, itself, understands that diversity is a key to resilience, success,” he said.
The Canadian prime minister often speaks about the diversity, multi-culturalism and pluralism in his country.
Pushing for empowerment of women, he said, “When we empower (them), women grow. This will help in shaping business communities and politics for the better.”
Trudeau, who calls himself a feminist, has 50 per cent men and 50 per cent women in his Cabinet.
Responding to a student’s query on how does one enter politics, Trudeau said one of the most important thing is to have the ability to mobilise people and make an impact on the community around them.
