Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says Canada is firmly opposed to having Russia reinstated in the G7 as U.S. President Donald Trump has suggested.
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says Canada is firmly opposed to having Russia reinstated in the G7 as U.S. President Donald Trump has suggested.
Trump argued Thursday that Russia should have retained its membership in the group and suggested it could have prevented the full-scale invasion that Moscow launched in February 2022. During a panel discussion on trade at the Munich conference, Joly said Canada’s plan to retaliate if Trump follows through on his threat to slap Canadian goods with across-the-board tariffs has drawn the attention of the Republican administration and fuelled a recent surge in support for the Liberal party."So my point to all of you is, we are the canary in the coal mine," she told the audience."If the U.S. administration is doing that to Canada, you're next.
"Ultimately, none of us will change the perceptions of President Trump," she said."The only people in the world that will make sure that tariffs are not imposed are the American people themselves. When they understand that this is affecting the gas at the pump and groceries ... they'll say, 'enough!'"
In Munich, Joly suggested Canadians have responded favourably to the Liberal government's moves, saying the result has been a significant leap in public opinion polls that has largely erased the big lead the Conservatives have enjoyed for the past two years.
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