Merkel will say anything to cling to her job. Not surprised. G&M took  a while to recover from the shock - the story is day old.

I am curious if the Globe still sees her now as the Great Champion of the Western Liberalism.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/angela-merkel-seen-as-the-great-champion-of-western-liberalism/article32952230/