Canadian foreign minister Chrystia Freeland on recent events:
As reported by Daniel Dale. Links to tweets below the copy and paste from Dale's Twitter:
In a major address right now, Canada's foreign minister Chrystia Freeland is explaining why a "Canada first" approach would be wrong.
Freeland: "I would like to profoundly thank our American friends" for their "indispensable" contributions to the global order.
Canada's foreign minister: ...but many Americans cast their 2016 votes in an attempt to "shrug off the burden of world leadership."
This is an extremely rare criticism of American voters from a top Canadian minister, who says Canada now needs to chart a sovereign course.
Freeland's message: Canada is committed to the "rules-based" global order no matter what the US does, and will find like-minded allies.
Key section of Canada foreign minister's speech: we'll work with the US wherever possible, but the US might not lead the world anymore, so.
Another interesting Freeland remark: Canada understands the need for a rules-based global order because it has to live next to the US.
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Chrystia Freeland is my MP. I can't say that I voted for her (I voted for Jennifer Hollett of the NDP in the last federal election), but I think she's been effective and good so far, from what I've seen. This is the Canadian Foreign Minister calling out Trump's USA. Our closest neighbour and world's longest undefended border. Basically, "We're gonna go hang out with those European folks until you get your shit straightened out."
