Angry that he is, Trudeau has not taken to Twitter to register fury or threats at this pointless, reckless tragedy, as one assumes Trump would have done. Canada’s prime minister has appeared instead at three successive, sombre news conferences in the National Press Theatre in the past few days, flanked by ministers and officials who have been working around the clock with him. Sign Up NowEarly on Saturday, the Iranian president posted the admission of a “disastrous mistake” on Twitter. By around 1 p.m. on Saturday, the prime minister trudged back to the National Press Theatre for yet another news conference, where he had a bit more leeway to say how furious he was. But Canada still doesn’t get to feel that the relief that the U.S. president felt after missiles flew in Iran last week.

Source: thestar January 12, 2020 03:00 UTC