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applegrove

(123,119 posts)
Tue Apr 16, 2019, 10:43 PM Apr 2019

Canada joins new German-France 'alliance' that doesn't include U.S.

Canada joins new German-France 'alliance' that doesn't include U.S.

Mike Blanchfield, The Canadian Press 

https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/politics/canada-joins-new-german-france-alliance-that-doesn-t-include-u-s-1.4380356

"SNIP.....

"Mr. Trump doesn't like to value multilateralism," said Ambassador Kareen Rispal, referring to his withdrawal from the Paris climate change agreement, and his criticism of the UN and WTO.

"It sends the wrong message to the world if we think that because Mr. Trump is not in favour of multilateralism, it doesn't mean we -- I mean countries like Canada, France, Germany and many others -- are not still strong believers."

During testimony last week before the Senate foreign affairs committee, Freeland said that Canada joined the alliance overs concerns in the G7 over the growing threats posed by authoritarian regimes and their disinformation campaigns aimed and discrediting democracy and its institutions.

She commended "G7 partners" Germany, France and Japan, but again made no mention of the U.S.

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Canada joins new German-France 'alliance' that doesn't include U.S. (Original Post) applegrove Apr 2019 OP
Does this alliance have a name? Wabbajack_ Apr 2019 #1
Alliance for Multilateralism applegrove Apr 2019 #2
We deserve this snub, and it is a snub. nt Laffy Kat Apr 2019 #3
I think it is a strategy to deal with a threat to democracy. Trump has watered applegrove Apr 2019 #5
'Mr Trump' crazytown Apr 2019 #4

applegrove

(123,119 posts)
5. I think it is a strategy to deal with a threat to democracy. Trump has watered
Wed Apr 17, 2019, 01:39 AM
Apr 2019

down pro democracy legislation as have the GOP. We need a world deliberative body that has no watering down when we look at the state of things and study them.

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