Canada joins new German-France 'alliance' that doesn't include U.S.

OTTAWA – Canada has formally joined a German-French coalition aimed at saving the international world order from destruction by various world dictators and autocrats – and U.S. President Donald Trump.

The initiative is part of ongoing government efforts to shore up international co-operation at a time of waning American leadership and Trump's outspoken disdain of institutions created after the Second World War, including the G7, the World Trade Organization and the United Nations.

Japan also joined the new alliance

withdrawal from the Paris climate change agreement, and his criticism of the UN and WTO.

"It sends the wrong message to the world if we think that because Mr. Trump is not in favour of multilateralism, it doesn't mean we – I mean countries like Canada, France, Germany and many others – are not still strong believers."

During testimony last week before the Senate foreign affairs committee, Freeland said that Canada joined the alliance overs concerns in the G7 over the growing threats posed by authoritarian regimes and their disinformation campaigns aimed and discrediting democracy and its institutions.

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