John McCain remembered as ‘friend of Canada,’ advocate for expanded NAFTA
John McCain, an avowed free-trader and longtime supporter of expanding the North American Free Trade Agreement, was remembered by Canadian politicians as a friend to Canada who reached across political boundaries to do what he felt was right.
The Arizona senator died of brain cancer on Saturday, a day after announcing he would not be seeking further treatment. He was 81.
“Senator McCain was a great friend to Canada and a true statesman whose intelligence, tenacity and courage were unmatched,” Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland wrote on Twitter.
Former prime minister Brian Mulroney echoed the sentiment in a written statement Sunday.