Cabinet changes in both countries speak louder than words

Justin Trudeau will make sure he is not caught in the crossfire in potential trade disputes. He has nothing to gain by accenting Yankee-Canuck differences.

New Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, pictured with Patty Hajdu, Maryam Monsef, François-Philippe Champagne, Karina Gould, and Ahmed Hussen, will, no doubt, make the case in Washington that Canada continues as the best friend and neighbour of the United States, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Opinion

BY SHEILA COPPS

January 16, 2017

OTTAWA—The new year cabinet changes in Canada and the United States are a keen study in just how different our two countries really are. With the departure of Stéphane Dion and John McCallum, the face of the Liberal government is even younger and more diverse. Dion and McCallum had decades of e...

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