Trying trade talks with the U.S. a problem for both Trudeaus

Protectionist rhetoric from Canada’s southern neighbour will have Justin Trudeau looking to follow his father’s footsteps and diversify away from economic dependence on the Americans.

Former prime minister Pierre Trudeau, left, shakes hands with U.S. president Richard Nixon in a photo dated March 25, 1969. Mr. Nixon’s trade policies pushed the Trudeau government to adopt the Third Option and move away from dependence on U.S. trade. Photograph courtesy of Library and Archives Canada

Opinion

BY DAVID CRANE

October 25, 2017

For prime minister Pierre Trudeau, the greatest crisis he faced in his first term of office was the economic threat from Nixonomics in 1971, including the threat to kill the critical Canada-U.S. automotive products agreement, known as the Auto Pact. For Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the greatest cr...

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