Chrystia Freeland
The Diplomat
People, composure and the difficult conversation held well.
Chrystia Freeland is a seasoned Canadian politician with extensive experience in international trade and foreign affairs. This interview highlights her diplomatic approach to leadership, focusing on collaboration and shared values within the Liberal Party as they navigate the political landscape.
“The last several years, Canada's broken, Canada's broken, and Canada's broken because we're stupid. Canada is broken because we're stupid. And he finds an echo chamber with Jordan Peterson and other people who he sits down and talks with. So there's a disdain for the country that he envisions.”
“I think, yeah, fair enough. You know, the whole thing around PAX Britannia before in Pax Americana after is that you're so dominant as a part of the global economy that it's in your interest to support the institutions and peace and things because you get more of the gains of it, you get a disproportionate amount of the gains.”
“Financial markets and how the global economic system is, you know, one of the most important things is you operate where there's rule of law and under certain rules of the game. And look, the rules of the game are changing pretty rapidly.”
“Today, in terms of where people are thinking about their identity and the identity of Canada. And so make the case. Let's say I threw a rocket, you or an egg or a tomato. I wouldn't throw a rocket at you because I love you, but I'm like an egg or a tomato. And I said, oh, you're a Goldman globalist. What would you say?”
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