Canadian Prime Minister again denies sexual misconduct

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, facing a charge of badual misconduct aged 18, again defended Thursday for acting "inappropriate". "I do not feel that I have acted inappropriately, but I respect the fact that someone else could have done it differently," said Mr. Trudeau.

M. Trudeau was questioned, after an interview in Toronto with Ontario's new Premier Doug Ford, about an allegation that he behaved inappropriately with a journalist at a music festival in British Columbia in 2000 (West

Shortly thereafter, an unsigned article in a local newspaper accused Trudeau, then 28 years old and of no political responsibility, of "groping" a journalist. The article did not name the journalist and did not provide further details of Mr. Trudeau's alleged act (s).

The Creston Valley Advance text also stated that Mr. Trudeau had apologized saying that he would have been more cautious if he had known that the journalist was working for a national newspaper.

The Prime Minister, who often insists on his "feminism", reacted for the first time last Sunday to this accusation, which had resurfaced recently, declaring "not to remember any negative interaction" on this day.

M. Trudeau was asked on Thursday whether he would open an investigation into the case, given his party's or his government's policy of zero tolerance for badual badault.

did not answer this question directly, but repeated several times that he was convinced that he did not act inappropriately. He also pointed out that "there is not only one version that matters" in such cases and that society should think about it.

"Often a man may consider an interaction as benign or not, and a woman, especially in a professional context, can live it differently.We must respect that, "he said.

M. Trudeau also indicated that neither he nor his team had sought to reach the journalist, saying that it would not have been "appropriate."

CBC had indicated that it had contacted the journalist concerned and that she had expressed his refusal to see his name quoted and his wish not to be badociated with the coverage of this case.