Chrystia Freeland

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau declined to publicize the evidence for his allegations of murder against the Indian government on Thursday, but he said the evidence was copious and called on India to cooperate with the investigation into Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s death.

President Joe Biden and others in his administration allegedly pressured Justin Trudeau to shut down the ‘Freedom Convoy’ protests.

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland called on Canadians to consider cancelling streaming services to help ease the burden of inflation.

Canada has proposed a two-year prohibition on foreigners buying real estate, in a potential shot across the bow against Communist China.

The Chinese embassy to Canada on Monday claimed that a minor “contractual” issue caused a million Chinese N95 masks exported to Canada last month to be defective and useless. The Chinese claimed the contractual issue has been addressed. Canadian officials were literally left speechless by the embassy’s breezy statement.

Canadian MPs have voted to suspend parliament over fears of the spread of coronavirus just a day after PM Trudeau went into isolation.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo promised Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday that the United States is working to secure the freedom of two Canadians held prisoner by Communist China. Pompeo stressed that Meng Wanzhou, an executive of China’s Huawei telecom company held by Canada for rendition to the U.S. to face fraud charges, will not be used as a bargaining chip in the American trade war with China. China, meanwhile, ordered Canada to release Meng if it wants relations with Beijing to improve in any meaningful way.

Longtime Washington insider David Gergen sharply criticized President Trump’s approach to foreign policy on Thursday but warned Davos that “discontented voters” will still be there even after the Trump presidency.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Wednesday shrugged off the international outcry against the death sentence abruptly imposed on accused Canadian drug smuggler Robert Schellenberg, insisting that China is “not worried in the slightest” about criticism from Ottawa or anywhere else.

Canada’s government revealed on Thursday that China has detained 13 of its citizens since the arrest in Vancouver of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou last month. Chinese officials subsequently released at least eight of those Canadians.

Trump took aim at unfair trade practices in a series of tweets after the U.S. and Canada failed to reach Friday’s deadline to replace NAFTA.

“Mexico has made some significant concessions which will be really good for Canadian workers,” Chrystia Freeland said.