William Hamilton“In this crisis caused by the U.S. president and those who are enabling him, we lament a friendship lost. In Gander Canadians did extraordinary things for Americans when they needed it. Now, we need to do extraordinary things for ourselves.”
— prime minister Mark Carney
Canada's leader laments lost friendship with US in town that sheltered stranded Americans after 9/11
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has lamented Canada’s lost friendship with the United States as he visited the town that sheltered thousands of stranded American airline passengers after the 9/11 attacks. Carney's visit on the second day of the election campaign comes against the backdrop of a trade war and sovereignty threats from U.S. President Donald Trump. Gander, Newfoundland opened its arms to some 6,600 airline passengers diverted there when the U.S. government shut down airspace during 9/11. The town was overwhelmed by 38 planeloads of travelers, yet locals went to work in their kitchens and cleaned up spare rooms to offer space and food to the newcomers,