[andyjohnson0]

> "I won't engage with interesting people in a country whose leadership I don't like"

I dont know where you got that quote from, but it doesnt occur in the submitted blog post.

It seems to me that the important actual quote is:

"I’m Canadian and as a matter of principle feeling negative about visiting a neighboring country whose leader has repeatedly threatened our sovereignty and shown massive disrespect for our nationhood."

I live in Europe and I agree with the author's misgivings.