Navarro is quoted in the book saying, “Every time that a Canadian shows up in a uniform, it’s doing us a favour? How’s that work?” The statement from Chargé d’Affaires Richard Mills, acting U.S. Ambassador to Canada, reaffirmed the U.S. “deeply values the service and sacrifice of our Canadian allies in support of the defense of freedom and global security.” Watch: Former U.S. ambassador to Canada says ‘adversarial’ relationships with allies needs reset. More than 40,000 Canadian soldiers were deployed to Afghanistan between 2001 and 2014. Canada lost 158 soldiers in the U.S.-led NATO mission, spurred by the events of Sept. 11, 2001.

Source: Huffington Post August 27, 2020 17:03 UTC