PM Justin Trudeau 'Optimistic' About Ability To Diversify Economy

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 14 Jan, 2016 12:36 PM

KITCHENER, Ont. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is optimistic about his government's ability to diversify the Canadian economy so it is better prepared to meet the challenges of the future.

Trudeau made his comments at a ceremony in Kitchener, Ont., where Google Canada opened a 17,000-square-metre facility that will house the company's national development team.

Despite the current economic challenges, including market volatility and a weak loonie, Trudeau says he remains optimistic about the future because the economy has "tremendous fundamentals."

Trudeau says Google Canada's growth is an example of what Canadians are offering to the world in terms of innovation and forward thinking.

Google's thumbprint in the Kitchener-Waterloo region, which has become an IT hub, has grown since opening its first office there in 2005.

Trudeau visited the University of Waterloo earlier on Thursday.

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