That includes free trade, the market economy, and the social welfare state that gives people equal opportunity, Obama said, along with the rule of law, immigration and international cooperation. “The United States and Canada helped to lead that effort, cooperated to make the world a more secure, just and prosperous place,” he said. He also expressed dismay that the U.S. has now abandoned the Paris Climate Accord Obama helped forge by getting longtime holdouts China and India to sign on. “We’re just going to have to ask with more urgency,” Obama said regarding climate change. RelatedHours before Obama spoke in Montreal, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland made a similar statement, saying Canada can no longer rely on the United States for protection, and thus must invest in its own military.

Source: National Post June 07, 2017 03:33 UTC