Trudeau Visits Alberta for Wildfire Update, Expresses Support for Firefighters

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with members of the Canadian Armed Forces who are assisting in the Alberta wildfires, in Edmonton on May 15, 2023. Jason Franson/The Canadian Press

EDMONTON—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Minister of Public Safety Bill Blair visited Edmonton Monday for an update on Canadian Armed Forces soldiers providing firefighting assistance to Alberta.

Trudeau and Blair posted photos on social media of their May 15 visit, which was shortly before Trudeau departed on a trip to Japan for the Group of Seven leaders’ summit with a stop in Seoul, Korea, en route.