Canada PM open to tougher Russia sanctions amid Syria crisis

(Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday he would consider imposing stiffer sanctions on Russia amid the Syrian crisis, adding that Syria's future cannot include President Bashar al-Assad.

Trudeau said international allies must move towards achieving peace and stability in Syria without Assad, and he also hardened Canada's position against Russia, which backs Assad. He was speaking days after U.S. missile strikes on a Syrian airbase in retaliation for what the United States said was a chemical weapons attack by Assad's forces.