Stephen Harper sees ‘glass half-full’ in Trump’s victory

The former PM says U.S. foreign policy may actually become more stable under Trump than under his predecessors.
While Stephen Harper noted how Donald Trump's election as U.S. president is part of growing global uncertainty, he said there could be some positive aspects to his presidency as well.
OTTAWA—Well, look who’s talking. Mr. Optimist. “I know we are all worried about what this means,” Stephen Harper said last week in New Delhi. “I’m trying to look at the glass half-full for a second.” He always was a cheery sort. After his 2015 election defeat, Canada’s sixth...

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