Anything is better than Trump, but Canadians shouldn’t expect great progress with the U.S.

Despite Biden’s victory, hoped-for improvements in U.S. co-operation on trade, economic matters, and the environment may prove largely elusive.
Canadians, as Americans’ neighbours, will be struggling for some time to absorb the fact that, despite performing by any standard as the worst president in modern times, U.S. President Donald Trump came very close to winning again, writes Les Whittington.
OTTAWA—If the United States under president-elect Joe Biden can meet the “Do No Harm” standard, that in itself would be a significant improvement for Canada and other countries. Assuming Donald Trump doesn’t pull off some kind of coup, the world—as absurd as it is to say—stands to benef...

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