Saudi spat with Canada could be ‘proxy’ for U.S. quarrels with Trudeau government, experts say

The diplomatic quarrel could be a proxy for the United States' own dispute with Canada, 'given that Canada has antagonized the U.S. over issues of trade,' says a University of Toronto professor.
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland's tweet calling for the 'immediate release' of activists set off a series of retaliatory measures from Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia’s “extreme” response to Canada’s tweet deploring its human rights record would not have been made without the knowledge of the White House and could be a proxy for the United States' own frustrations with Ottawa, say political observers. “I think they had to have the green li...

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