canada

when Freeland was appointed foreign affairs minister after Trump first won the presidency, a US embassy official in Ottawa dispatched a cable to the State Department in Washington titled “Canada Adopts ‘America First’ Foreign Policy.” Uncovered by Communist Party researcher Jay Watts through a freedom of information request, the largely redacted cable noted that Trudeau’s government would be “Prioritizing U.S. Relations, ASAP” and that Trudeau promoted Freeland “in large part because of her strong U.S. contacts.”

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