New foreign policy may grow out of Canada’s COVID-19 crisis

Canada not only needs to develop a new realistic approach to China, but also towards the U.S. Neither country can be counted upon to have Canada’s back in times of crisis.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau bids farewell to U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in February 2017. Because of the deep connections between Canada and the U.S., Canada is really not in a position to strike out looking for a new best friend, especially if the choice is China, writes Bruce Carson. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Opinion

BY BRUCE CARSON

April 15, 2020

There seem to be at least two venues for the fight against COVID-19. One COVID-19 war is in the hospitals and their intensive care units. The other is being fought by political leaders to ensure sufficient personal protective equipment (PPE) is available to the health-care front lines. This is the...

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