"As a strong and independent country, Canada must defend our national security from all foreign threats" soon-to-retire Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stated. "Who we consider our friends and enemies is our independent right as an independent country, and it's a choice we make independently".

When asked if the decision by the United States of America to ban the popular video sharing app influenced Canadian policy, Prime Minister Trudeau claimed to be busy and had to go "Independently run [his] independent country".