Justin Trudeau Discusses Deaths of Protesting Mexican Teachers with Enrique Pena Nieto Ryan Maloney - The Huffington Post Canada
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will be a "strong and firm friend" to Mexico by advocating for human rights in the wake of deadly clashes between Mexican federal police and striking teachers.

Trudeau appeared alongside Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto at a joint press conference in Ottawa Tuesday where he announced Canada will lift its visa restrictions against Mexican citizens before the year's end.

A Mexican reporter asked Peña Nieto about violence between police and members of a teachers union last week in the state of Oaxaca that killed eight people. The teachers were protesting controversial federal education reforms, including mandatory teacher evaluations, Reuters reports.

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Mexico City Sunday to protest what an expert has called a "brutal massacre by federal forces against peaceful protesters."

At the close of the press conference, Trudeau offered his own thoughts on the matter.

"As a teacher, I had a good conversation with the president on this, on the concerns around the troubling incidents but also the need to engage in constructive dialogue and ensure a strengthening of the rule of law," Trudeau said. "Canada, as always, will be a strong and firm friend and partner to Mexico as it deals with the outcome of these tragedies and these conflicts."

The prime minister said it was important to move toward a "greater respect" and defence of human rights.

"That's part of the things that friends work together on well," Trudeau said.

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