Canadian media outlets strongly criticized the statement, and the Prime Minister of Canada, Lester B. Pearson, a soldier who had fought in World War I and a Nobel Peace Prize winner, stated that "Canadians do not need to be liberated."
Kanadski mediji su snažno kritizirali tu izjavu, a premijer Kanade Lester B. Pearson, koji je bio vojnik u Prvom svjetskom ratu i dobitnik Nobelove nagrade za mir, je rekao: Kanađane ne treba oslobađati.