Canada condemns Hegseth’s cadet-post mockery

Canadian officials condemned US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s social-media post that mocked a Canadian cadet with a Canadian flag emoji and the caption 'this is real,' calling it below the dignity of the office. The Army Cadet League of Canada and Canada's top military leadership criticized the post, while MPs weighed in amid strained US-Canada trade talks and ongoing defence partnership between the two countries.