Has Justice Abella actually said anything that has not been said before? By trying to place her comments in the context of Nafta renegotiations and the Liberals "walking on eggshells" not to offend Trump the G&M attempts to render her views potentially more impactful than they are. Good for her for speaking up but Canada is not the US' moral conscience. It is also worth recalling too that Trump enjoys a democratic mandate jurist Abella does not share. Beyond Trump's base (35% of eligible voters) Americans are well aware of Trump's shortcomings. Abella's words fall on fertile ground down south, ground that has been well tilled by US politicians, pundits and academics and have likely been met with a collective shrug along the lines of "tell us something we haven't already heard". The fact she is a Canadian judge speaking out in a foreign country may animate her academic friends here but is likely of little consequence on a diplomatic, or any other, level in the US.