Justin Trudeau is pointing to the threat of fresh U.S. tariffs and the coronavirus bodog online casino pandemic as reasons why he might skip a meeting in Washington next week with President Donald Trump and Mexico’s Andrés Manuel López Obrador to mark the new continental trade deal.

The Canadian prime minister made the comments Friday when asked by a reporter about his invitation to Bodog Poker meet with his North American counterparts to commemorate the trade pact, which came into force this week.