CANADA PERSPECTIVE

Ottawa deploys massive coverage across three outlets — National Post, Globe and Mail, CBC — all framing Melania's statement as a major political event rather than a simple personal denial. The National Post emphasizes the 'surprise' nature of the intervention and the phrasing 'the lies must stop,' while the Globe and Mail contextualizes by noting that Donald Trump has 'repeatedly sought to downplay' the affair. CBC goes further, quoting Melania calling accusations 'smears about me.' Canada, which has no direct stake in the Epstein file, covers this affair with the intensity of a country whose geographic and cultural proximity to the United States makes it a natural observer of American power crises. Canadian press does not judge Melania — it documents each word and suggests, through accumulation of contradictory details, that the denial raises as many questions as it resolves.