Trump administration’s proposal to deploy troops to border could damage bilateral relationship, says Freeland

'We do not think it would be appropriate, given the very cordial relationship that our two countries have, and the military alliance that exists between our two countries,' says Deputy Prime Minister Freeland.

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured with Public Safety Minister Bill Blair on March 20, says a U.S. proposal to station troops at the Canada-U.S. border will 'damage' the relationship between the two countries.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY PALAK MANGAT

March 26, 2020

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland pushed back on Thursday against the Trump administration’s proposal to deploy troops near the Canada-U.S border amid the COVID-19 pandemic, saying there is no public health justification to militarize the area. Speaking to reporters Thursday afternoon at th...

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