Canada doesn’t have monopoly on values

I don’t think I am alone in wishing Justin Trudeau and his ministers would cease using the meaningless expression “Canadian Values.” The implication is that Canada has a monopoly on all things bright and beautiful.

All freedom-loving democracies share the same concerns for issues such as human rights and the environment, although such countries, regrettably, are probably a minority among the nations of the world. I believe Americans are among those who cherish these principles even though their president does not.

If the composition of the United Nations is any example, it is a sad reality that many of its members are governed by oppressive tyrants who have no regard for rights. Canada is a recent victim of one such regime: Saudi Arabia.

Philip Laundy, Ottawa