ANTALYA, Turkey -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's unexpected baptism of fire in international statesmanship began Saturday when he arrived at the G20 summit in Turkey, less than a day after the deadly Paris attacks. Friday's co-ordinated strikes in the French capital, which left at least 129 dead and many more wounded, threatened to overshadow the G20's economic agenda, as well as the growth and infrastructure initiatives that Trudeau planned to emphasize in his first meetings with world leaders. Finance Minister Bill Morneau said that was entirely acceptable, given the "terrible tragedy" of the Paris attacks, and the fact that Turkey is on the front line of the Syrian refugee...
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