Justin Trudeau visits Ireland and the new Taoiseach

[OnDoutside]

https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2017/0704/887558-trudeau-varadkar-meeting/

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar have reaffirmed their commitment to the trade agreement between the EU and Canada at their meeting in Farmleigh House.

Mr Trudeau is the Taoiseach's first international visitor and today was their first meeting.

Mr Varadkar said CETA - EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Economic - had more upsides than downsides and both Ireland and Canada were committed to free trade.

He said it will deliver stronger economic growth and create more well-paid jobs on both sides of the Atlantic and said Canada is looking forward to the agreement coming into force.

He also said that he encouraged the Taoiseach to get more women to run for political office.

Mr Trudeau has an equal number of women and men in his cabinet.

Mr Varadkar said it is up to others to decide if he is a feminist or not, but he is committed to getting more women elected and on those grounds would consider himself a feminist.

Both leaders spoke about the benefits of migration and said countries do best when open to the world.

Mr Varadkar said both Ireland and Canada had neighbours who were going in different directions.

The visit comes ahead of a G20 summit in Germany, where a Canada-EU trade deal and Brexit will be high on the agenda.

[Rollo]

1. How does one pronounce Taoiseach?

[OnDoutside]

2. Teeshuck

[Ilsa]

7. Sounds like a cross between

Tee-shuck and tee-shock. There's a little "ah" with the "uh", at least to my ears. I've seen it written out as "tee-shock" before, too.

[OnDoutside]

11. Yes, it's in between Tee-shuck and Tee-shock, it can depend on the dialect. Personally I don't have

much time for it, as it was beaten into us in school. Even now, my 11 year old son and his classmates don't like it, but it's compulsory until about 18. I'd prefer if they taught them French/German/Spanish or Mandarin from 5 years of age, especially as the UK is getting out of the EU.

[Solly Mack]

8. I usually go with Tee-shawkss - make the s heard, though lightly and trailing out a little.

But that's just me. No one looked at me funny while I was in Dublin when I said the word. But they could have been too polite.

Though they did happily correct me on other words. I was grateful.

Oh, don't go harsh or hard on the awks part...say it softly. But hit the T.

[Rollo]

14. All the variations are explained in the linked video

For me it was enough to learn that "aoi" is pronounced "ee"...

And, actually, learning Gaelic spelling might be a good prep for Mandarin, since the letters used for the romanized version of that language (pinyin) also initially defy logic for those who are native English/American speakers.

And he makes a good point about the lack of consistency in English spelling, even within an English speaking nation's custom.

What saves me and probably most people is that we learn how various words are spelled both by the individual letters, and looking at the letter groupings or whole words as sort of an image, design, or picture. If one thinks about it too much, one may be likely to misspell words like receive, retrieve, might, mite, weigh, whey, way, great, grate, state, straight, doff, cough, oh you get the picture. By treating words as pictures one doesn't really need to think about the rules.

[Solly Mack]

15. Makes sense.

[ProudLib72]

3. Does Trudeau really play at hurling?

Not the most polite game for Canadians.

[OnDoutside]

6. There's a video of him trying in Post #5 link

[ProudLib72]

10. Oh, now I want to find my hurling stick and sliothar

They have been buried in my parents' basement since there is no one around here who knows about hurling.

[OnDoutside]

12. It's all about practice !

[Skittles]

4. leaders who respect each other, are at ease with each other

reminding me of Obama and the Clintons

[OnDoutside]

5. Ireland claims Trudeau !

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/watch-canadian-pm-trudeau-tries-his-hand-at-hurling-as-his-irish-heritage-is-revealed-35893242.html

It was revealed that the rebel county can now claim Mr Trudeau as their own.

Trudeau's Irish roots were traced by genealogist Fiona Fitzsimons - who says through his mother Margaret Sinclair, Trudeau is a direct descendant of the Bernard family from County Cork.

In 1661 Francis Bernard married Mary Freake and had a large family consisting of 6 daughters and 2 sons.

Francis died in 1689 defending Castlemahon against a Jacobite attack in the Williamite Wars.

Prime Minister Trudeau is descended from their younger son, Arthur Bernard, who was High Sheriff of Cork in 1697 and M.P. for Bandon from 1713-14.

[left-of-center2012]

9. If Trump were there ...

He'd still be trying to catch up,
riding in his golf cart.

[Rollo]

13. Where's his putter?

I hear he likes to do a sort of golf cart polo move on the putting green.

Trés gauche!

[monmouth4]

17. He looks so pathetic, beaten down in this picture. n/t

[left-of-center2012]

18. And alone n/t

[NastyRiffraff]

16. I think I'm in love

or at least infatuated.