Trudeau Ups The Tension

In the follow-up to the very public chastising of Saudi Arabia, Prime Minister Trudeau has stated that his government will continue using 'tweets' to conduct diplomacy, a mind-boggling approach for those sensitive matters that may be better addressed through normal diplomatic channels. What’s next? Is Trudeau and his team going to fire off similar reprimands to Iran, China, Russia and anyone else that does share his vision of what the world should be?  Insulting your adversary at the outset, particularly when it is understood the criticism will not be welcomed, is hardly a winning strategy. If a majority of Canadians are opposed to ‘tweets’ as a form of international diplomacy, it is bound to be reflected in the outcome of the next federal election in October 2019.