Canada's Foreign Minister Promises A More Robust Canadian Global Role Independent From the U.S.



New York Times: Canada Will Pursue a More Robust Global Role, Minister Says

OTTAWA — Canada will increase its military spending and its activities in international organizations as the United States seems to be stepping back from its international role, the country’s foreign affairs minister said on Tuesday.

“The United States has truly been the indispensable nation,” the minister, Chrystia Freeland, told the House of Commons. “For their unique, seven-decades-long contribution to our shared peace and prosperity, and on behalf of all Canadians, I would like to profoundly thank our American friends.”

She then went on to suggest that era had come to a close.

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