But she held out her own country as standing strong against the winds disrupting the liberal world order. “I would argue — and I don’t think this is gloating at all — I think Canada is the strongest liberal democracy in the world right now,” she said. “And if you guys disagree with me, name me one that’s stronger. Right? Truly. We’re standing pretty strong, and that’s great.”

And with that, she took a few audience questions, smiled again and bicycled off into the night.

Interested in catching up on our event with Chrystia Freeland? You can watch a full video replay here.

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This week’s Trans Canada and Around the Times highlights were compiled by Lindsey Wiebe, the Canada audience growth editor.

Trans Canada

—China’s arrest of two Canadians this week following the detention of a Huawei executive in Vancouver has left Canada trapped between its largest trading partners.

—The entrepreneur Michael Spavor and the former diplomat Michael Kovrig spent decades working in authoritarian states. Now they are at the center of a perilous geopolitical battle.

—We can’t tell you how this vast cave in British Columbia went undetected for so long. But we can offer you a peek inside.

—Montreal is the latest city to grapple with coyotes attacking pets and people. Officials have landed on an unusual plan to scare them off.

—Helen Klaben was only 20 when she survived a month and a half in the Yukon winter after her plane crashed.

Around The Times

—Mobile phone apps constantly collect detailed location data from users. And they’re not keeping it to themselves.

—The opioid epidemic has given rise to a new kind of horror film: The overdose video. For people portrayed in them, life is never the same.

—Hockey, at its highest level, hasn’t been played in Seattle in nearly a century. But a Canadian transplant could help the city’s new N.H.L. team find its fandom.

—In this week’s ‘A Word With’ column, the actor Eric McCormack discussed two very different roles, and how he thinks about his dual Canada-U.S. citizenship.

—Ellen DeGeneres is getting sick of dancing — and considering whether to retire from her long-running hit show.