The Canadians were right to call out the Saudi jackasses. The world has kissed Saudi butt for too long and let them access to our societies despite their evil barbaric BS.
I don’t like Trudeau, but I’m 100% with Canada in this controversy. I’d like to see our government grow a backbone and do the same thing. It’s embarrassing to see every US president dance like a monkey on a stick for the Saudis.
Canada can probably do this because the Saudis cannot sink their currency the way they can out petrodollar.
The issue here is Canada's criticism of Saudi imprisonment of a Muslim Brotherhood follower.
Obama used the MB to depose Mubarak of Egypt and install "democratically" a MB government. The Egyptians came to their senses and threw the MB out of power, handing out the death penalty to many. So much for Obama's "Arab Spring". Stinging from that policy defeat, Obama single-handedly fostered ISIS.
So the MB has become a Leftist cause celebre, from Hillary Clinton to Euro leaders to Justin Trudeau.
Now Saudi has an entente cordiale with Israel and supports Trumps position on Iran. What a refreshing change!
In that context, we have every reason to support Saudi and oppose the socialist in Ottawa.
Realpolitik and the Trump foreign policy mandates leaving our views on Saudi society for another day, Rhino.