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Clinton irks Canadians, not once, not twice, but three times

The United States and Canada may be good friends, but that didn’t keep Secretary Clinton from getting tough and ruffling feathers there during her two-day visit this week. Three things have irked many Canadians: •Clinton’s criticism that Canada didn’t invite indigenous groups and some Scandinavian countries to a meeting on the future of the Arctic. ...

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The United States and Canada may be good friends, but that didn't keep Secretary Clinton from getting tough and ruffling feathers there during her two-day visit this week. Three things have irked many Canadians:

The United States and Canada may be good friends, but that didn’t keep Secretary Clinton from getting tough and ruffling feathers there during her two-day visit this week. Three things have irked many Canadians:

•Clinton’s criticism that Canada didn’t invite indigenous groups and some Scandinavian countries to a meeting on the future of the Arctic.

•Clinton’s public appeal on Canadian TV for Canada to stay in Afghanistan past its planned 2011 withdrawal date.

•Clinton’s urging that Canada’s initiative on global maternal health include contraceptives and abortion, the latter of which Prime Minister Stephen Harper (seen above) wants to leave out.

It takes a lot of guts to stand up for your beliefs and be critical of a friend.

Preeti Aroon was copy chief at Foreign Policy from 2009 to 2016 and was an FP assistant editor from 2007 to 2009. Twitter: @pjaroonFP
Tags: Afghanistan, Canada, Health, Hillary Clinton, Women’s Rights

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