Diplomatic Circles

‘Canadians are so upset at the moment’: how the German ambassador explained the mood of the nation

'Sometimes [Europeans] don’t appreciate how deep this goes,' German Ambassador Tjorven Bellmann says of Canada's reaction to the American threats.

German Ambassador to Canada Tjorven Bellmann was previously a political director in her foreign ministry.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY NEIL MOSS

March 19, 2025

With Germany's top diplomat in Canada for the meeting of G7 counterparts last week, it was Berlin’s envoy in Ottawa that helped explain to her foreign minister the ire Canadians were feeling towards the American threats.

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