In Le Devoir, Manon Cornellier tees up Justin Trudeau’s speech to the UN General Assembly by observing just how well received his message of diversity and inclusion and openness to refugees and multilateral engagement has already been, both at home and abroad. #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/87XsbFbbF2 — Gerald Butts (@gmbutts) September 26, 2014Dozens of diplomats skip Justin Trudeau's address to world leaders at the United Nations; plenty of empty seats. pic.twitter.com/fggxuQklsd — CBC News Alerts (@CBCAlerts) September 20, 2016The National Post’s John Ivison thinks Trudeau’s speech to the General Assembly “veered dangerously close to satirical fodder” with its insubstantial “George Bailey-style aw-shucks earnestness” — and with the relatively rapturous reception it received, as well. “It’s true we’ve accepted more Syrian refugees than other, more populous, nations like the U.K. and the U.S. “Justin Trudeau is naive if he thinks an extradition treaty with China could respect human rights,” says Byers.

Source: National Post September 23, 2016 15:33 UTC