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by ktallett 10 hours ago
No, but they need to perhaps be more open on their human rights and 9/11 first as well. They can accuse another country who at least will admit they got it wrong. I don't see Saudi doing the same.
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Like I wrote, separate the message from the messenger otherwise you would have no idea that Canada is railroading people because you’re waiting for the infallible messenger
You can only seperate the message from the messenger when you don't try to hold the higher ground or compare. Saudi Arabia doesn't need to be mentioned in the original message.

You can simply say, Canada has an issue with this. France has an issue with this.

It is the same when you often see on forums, "It is better in Japan". It isn't a relevant comment and therefore invokes comparison.