In fact, both Trudeau and Global Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland managed to react without mentioning either the United States or Trump. Trudeau's tepid response to Trump's declaration of Jerusalem as the Israeli capital will cost Canada, Tim Harper writes. Canada will not follow Trump’s lead and move our embassy to Jerusalem, a notion last floated and rejected 38 years ago. Conservatives in Canada were silent on the issue, an indication that there is really no daylight between their Middle East position and the Liberals’ position. In response, Heritage Minister Melanie Joly read the official Canadian position on the Middle East in both official languages.

Source: thestar December 07, 2017 20:48 UTC