Make no mistake: Chrystia Freeland’s promotion to the position of Canada’s top diplomat is first and foremost about getting ready for relations with Donald Trump’s America. But by making Freeland Canada’s foreign minister, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made an adroit move that stands to make Canada’s policy towards Russia more effective.
Since taking office, Trudeau has tried to thaw Canadian-Russian relations. He rebuked his predecessor’s tough talk (Stephen Harper personally told Vladimir Putin to “get out of Ukraine” in 2014) and has not embraced Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in the same unconditional manner that Harper did. He has dithered on …read more
Source: iPolitics
