Ukraine Calls on Canada to Shelve Turbine Exemption as German Chancellor to Visit

German chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, and the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, right, give a statement during their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G7 summit at Castle Elmau in Kruen, near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, on June 27, 2022. The Canadian Press/Kerstin Joensson/Pool Photo via AP

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing renewed calls from Ukraine to cancel a permit allowing turbines repaired in Montreal to be sent back to a Russian energy giant as a three-day visit from Germany’s leader gets underway.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who took over from Angela Merkel in December last year, touched down in Montreal on Sunday evening for a visit that also includes scheduled stops in Toronto and Stephenville, N.L.