The government approach is 'uncoordinated' when it comes to Russia, says NDP MP Randall Garrison, while Tory critic James Bezan wonders if the PMO is still aiming for Russian 'appeasement.'
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, centre, in late March announced Canada was expelling four Russian diplomats. Conservative MP James Bezan, left, and NDP MP Randall Garrison, right, both critiqued the government's foreign policy on Russia. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Canada should reassess its approach to Russia, say opposition critics who accuse the federal government of not having a plan and taking cues from the international community rather than leading the way.
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'Knowing that you won't get too many seats in the West, [Prime Minister Justin Trudeau] can turn around and say, ‘Well, I did everything I could to get the project going forward,' ' says a former diplomat.