Amid Spat With Saudis, Trudeau Vows That Canada 'Will Always Speak Strongly'
Since Canada's top diplomat criticized Saudi Arabia's human rights record, the Saudis have hit back hard. Still, despite the retaliations, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sees no need to say sorry.
It hasn't been that long since Canada's top diplomat criticized Saudi Arabia for arresting a pair of prominent women's rights activists — less than a week, in fact. Which makes the amount and scope of the Saudis' furious retaliations all the more astonishing.
Consider: Since Sunday, when the Saudi Foreign Ministry first responded by calling the criticism "blatant interference" in Saudi affairs, Riyadh has ...
- announced it is suspending "all new business and investment" with Canada
- expelled the Canadian ambassador to the country
- recalled its own ambassador from Canada
