Scott Robertson
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Jen Gerson: "The momentum here right now is on the side of people who treat the idea of the Republic of Alberta as a kind of religious movement. It's a millenarian movement ... heavily influenced by the kind of nihilism that infects a lot of the broader MAGA movement."
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"This strikes me as odd only because if a Canadian citizen died in Ukraine, would you be asking Moscow to investigate?" -- Scott McLean questions Anita Anand on Israel leading the investigation into the death of a Canadian killed by an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon
Foreign Minister Anita Anand: "In this moment where the Baltic States are on NATO's Eastern Front, Canada stands strongly with NATO and with the Baltic States."
Danielle Smith's referendum question: "Should Alberta remain a province of Canada or should the Government of Alberta commence the legal process required under the Canadian Constitution to hold a binding provincial referendum on whether or not Alberta should separate from Canada?"
PM Carney on defence spending: "Our budget, has already provisioned to achieve 4% of GDP in total defence spending by the end of this decade, ahead of NATO's timetable. We will make additional provisions to achieve that 5% NATO target, the 2035 target, at or ahead of schedule."
Anita Anand on opening Canada’s new consulate in Nuuk, Greenland: “As I was raising the Canadian flag, the crowd that had assembled there … broke into singing our national anthem. Not prompted, not because it was on the program, but because the moment called for the singing of our national anthem.”
Anita Anand: "The United States is obviously fundamentally important to the functioning of NATO."
Danielle Smith: "The deal that we signed in the MOU, that was basically hatched in the very first conversation I had with Justin Trudeau."
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Those who used to call Pt Nehru for inflation have now raised their hands in failure on loosing fight against crisis.
When Trump pushes our allies and partners away, he’s not only making us weaker, he’s giving a gift to President Xi. I’m working with colleagues from both sides to hold this President accountable to our commitments and to our national security.
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