Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland began a Canadian tour on Monday to sell the benefits of her latest budget. But while in Montreal, it was rather the war in Ukraine that caught up with her when an anti-war activist interrupted her speech.
“Are you a warmonger? Are you in favor of war? Half a billion dollars in arms for Ukraine to fight Russia? Do you want World War III with Russia? asked Yves Engler, a peace activist who posted his video on Twitter.
The Minister interrupted her speech for a few seconds and then continued without flinching. Security guards escorted the activist out of the room. The latter continued to question the Minister.
“Why did you promote the expansion of NATO? Shame on you ! You want a Third World War? “, he shouted at the minister.
On several sites consulted by the Journal, Mr. Engler is presented as a writer and political activist, author of numerous books. He is also seen as Canada’s Noam Chomsky by some publications.