How Canada should use Saudi spat to its advantage

The current dispute offers Canada the opportunity to adopt a new foreign policy based on advancing human dignity in the Middle East.

Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland crosses Ottawa's Wellington Street with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on their way to a press conference in May. They've offered no apologies for criticizing Saudi Arabia for its treatment of human rights activists recently.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY DAVID KILGOUR

August 29, 2018

Among almost 200 independent nations across the world, there are probably few more different in their national characters than Canada and Saudi Arabia. The current diplomatic dispute erupted when Canada's foreign minister, Chrystia Freeland, and her department tweeted concerns after several social ...

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