Justin Trudeau to push middle-class message in debut on world stage

Justin Trudeauwill push forinvestment over austerity to help the middleclass as he makeshisdebut on the world stage as Canada's prime minister.

Trudeauleaves Friday to attend the G20 Leaders' Summit in Antalya, Turkey, his first foreign trip in a busy series of international summits. He and otherworld leaders will tackle a range of issues ranging fromyouth unemployment to migration and refugees.

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During a news conference Thursday, the prime minister said the need for "inclusive growth" will be at the centre of his discussions with colleagues from around the world.

"I'll be talking about the fact that in order to create more global growth, particularly in support of the middle class around the globe, we need to be investing in our countries' future. We need to be investing in the kinds of opportunitiesthat are going to allow us to grow and continue to flourish as nations," Trudeausaid.

Trudeauwill meet with Turkish PresidentRecepTayyipErdoanand other worldleaders, including those of China, Mexico and Italyon the margins of the summit, before traveling to Manilafor the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation(APEC).

There, he'sexpected to press for leader-level commitments to tackle economic challenges andwillhold a bilateral meeting with U.S. PresidentBarackObama.

And before he sets off forthe next round of internationalmeetings,Trudeauwill sit down with the premiers on Nov. 23, one week before theUnited Nations climate change summit in Paris.

This will bethe first time in six years that a prime ministerhassat downprovincial and territorial leaders.Trudeau'soffice said the invites have been extended to all first ministers, but the list of attendees has yet not been confirmed.

Meeting 'bodes well for the future,' Selinger says

Manitoba Premier GregSelinger, a New Democrat,sees the meeting as a good sign for federal-provincial relations.

"I think it will be positive. I thinkpeople will bring a spirit of good will to the meeting and I think it bodes well for the future," he told CBC News Network'sPower &Politics.

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Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger says premiers' meeting with PM on climate change 'bodes well for the future'.

Selingersaid Canada should strive to useclimate change as the impetus to creategreen jobs and infrastructureto stir a sluggish economy.

"Obviously, none of these things are easily done, but we see the upside as being opportunities for innovation, doing things in new ways," he said

Trudeau said he and the premierswill receive a briefingfrom top climate scientists before sitting down for aworking dinner "to exactly discuss the kind of strong and cohesive message we will be delivering as Canadians."

The last first ministers' meeting was held in early 2009. At the time, then prime minister Stephen Harper gathered with premiers to discuss the economy after the 2008 global financial crisis. From that time on, Harper met with premiers oneonone.

Alberta NDP Premier RachelNotleysuspects there will be a "fair amount of consensus" on the climate change agenda.

"I'm looking forward to being able to have a more co-operative and collaborative relationship between the prime minister and all of the premiers again because I think all Canadians benefit from having these first ministers conferences," she told CBC News in an interview to air onThe NationalFriday.

Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynnealsohas confirmed her attendance to CBC News.The offices of B.C.'s ChristyClark andQuebec Premier PhilippeCouillardtold The Canadian Press they would attend.

Summit to set new global targets

Theclimate change conference, called COP21, begins Nov.30in the French capital and will aim to set new global greenhouse gasemission targets after 2020 to prevent a two-degreerise in global temperatures.

Today, NDP Leader Tom Mulcair confirmed he has accepted Trudeau's invitation to attend the summit, which was extended to all party leaders and premiers. The interim leader of the Conservative PartyRona Ambrose has also confirmed she'll be going,as has Green Party Leader Elizabeth May.

Trudeau's office said Thursdayhe'll also meet with Queen Elizabeth in London on Nov.25, ahead ofthe Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Malta Nov.27-29.