A Canadian Minister’s Speech Shows a Growing Divide With the U.S.<br />The minister, Chrystia Freeland, told the House of Commons last week<br />that as the United States, under its new administration, "has come to question the very worth of its mantle of global leadership," Canada, like other countries, must "set our own clear and sovereign course." The speech was a signal that the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau intends to take on a bigger role in international affairs.<br />But Mr. Anderson said Ms. Freeland’s speech "may have been a shot across the bow, firming things up<br />and saying Canadians need to go a different direction." The speech — in which Ms. Freeland never mentioned Mr. Trump’s name — was just the latest evidence of how Canada sees itself in a new light these days.<br />"It is important to note that when sacrifice was required to support<br />and strengthen the global order — military power, in defense of our principles and our alliances — Canada was there," Ms. Freeland told the House of Commons.<br />that The times in which we could rely fully on others — they are somewhat over,<br />Canada had already been stepping up its efforts on global warming, even before President<br />Trump’s withdrawal of the United States from the Paris climate accord.<br />Both the federal government and provinces are working closely with American cities and states to combat global warming, efforts<br />that have been energized by Mr. Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris agreement.
