What’s next in Canada’s response to the Skripal attack in Britain?

One thing’s clear: Canada must give much greater attention to working with allies to manage growing tensions with Russia.

Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured, has taken a harder line on Russia than her predecessor, Stéphane Dion, argues Rob Huebert. She kicked out four Russian diplomats in response to the poisoning of a former Russian double agent in Britain last month.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ROB HUEBERT

April 7, 2018

The poisoning of Sergei Skripal and his daughter with a nerve agent is the most recent indication of the continuing deterioration of relationships between the West and Russia. British Prime Minister Theresa May has made it clear that the British government is convinced that the Russian government w...

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