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Chrystia Freeland

Chrystia Freeland

Chrystia Freeland

Chrystia Freeland

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Christina Alexandra Freeland is a Canadian politician and journalist who served as the 10th deputy prime minister of Canada from 2019 to 2024. A member of the Liberal Party, she was first elected as the member of Parliament (MP) for Toronto Centre in 2013 and represented University—Rosedale from 2015 to 2026. Freeland served as a Cabinet minister from 2015 to 2025 during the premierships of Justin

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"If the precedent that is being set is, "Any country with superior military force simply has the right to take out the leadership of another country," thats... really troubling. ...Its going to be... tempting for countries to think that in a world where there are no rules.., no rules of war, where that post-war liberal order, imperfect as it was, is now completely being disregarded.., that makes the world more dangerous for all of us. ...[T]here was an order of some kind ...a view that a degree of international consensus was necessary ...before ...intervening in foreign countries. There were rules of war... [A]ll of us need to be... very thoughtful about supporting the creation of a world where anything goes, and might makes right. ...America is still the preeminent power, the , the global hegemon. ...I hope this is a moment for Americans to reflect on the facts that the rules-based international order, which did act as a constraint on American power, also provided America with some meaningful protection."
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