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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Robert Mackey

Chrystia Freeland’s campaign to lead Canada starts with humblebrag: ‘Trump doesn’t like me’

Woman on stage with many Canadian flags
Chrystia Freeland holds a press conference in Ottawa, Ontario, on 16 April 2024. Photograph: Sean Kilpatrick/AP

Chrystia Freeland, Canada’s former deputy prime minister, kicked off her bid to lead Canada by boasting: “Donald Trump doesn’t like me very much” in a campaign video that quickly went viral.

For Freeland, who led Canada’s re-negotiation of the North American Free Trade agreement (Nafta) with the United States and Mexico during Trump’s first term, video of Trump disparaging her for being a tough negotiator is a selling point.

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