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Chrystia Freeland: “Canada must fight back. The only thing a bully understands is strength.”

On the recordJuly 29, 2026
Canada must fight back. The only thing a bully understands is strength.
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Chrystia Freeland

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In a New York Times op-ed about Trump.

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