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Canada

applegrove

(123,624 posts) Tue Jan 10, 2017, 07:06 PM Jan 2017

She speaks fluent Russian but has been banned by Russia. She was a journalist there for years. I think she'll do well for Canada.

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Chrystia Freeland name Minister of Foreign Affaires. (Original Post) applegrove Jan 2017 OP

Ah! That's my MP! Saviolo Jan 2017 #2

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1. She's so smart and informed, have admired her expertise on Russia for a long time.

Wed Jan 11, 2017, 02:18 AM

Jan 2017

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2. Ah! That's my MP!

Tue Jan 17, 2017, 02:10 PM

Jan 2017

She seems to have a pretty good head on her shoulders, from what I've seen, though she's a big proponent of the TPP.