Diplomatic Circles

Saudi spat may boost Liberals, but likely not for long: pollsters, strategists

A mid-August Forum Research poll suggested 44 per cent approved of Canada’s handling of the dispute, while 29 per cent were critical of the approach.

Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland has said Canada stands by its comments and is 'very comfortable' calling for Saudi Arabia to release women's rights activists from jail, despite diplomatic sanctions from the Arab nation.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

August 22, 2018

Canada’s conflict with Saudi Arabia represents a “minor tremor” domestically, with the Liberals seeing positive feedback from voters, but that's unlikely to have any long-term effect for the party at the polls, pollsters and politicos say.

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