Without a tempestuous Trump, Trudeau can focus on solidifying Canada-U.S. bond

Throughout Trump’s tenure, the Trudeau government managed the Canada-U.S. relationship with realism, grace, and maturity—despite the complete absence of those qualities in the U.S. leadership.

Former U.S. vice-president Joe Biden is pictured with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a December 2016 event in Ottawa. As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau prepares for an incoming Joe Biden administration, he has the benefit of continuing a relationship with pre-established trust, perhaps being the most important element of a healthy relationship with Washington, D.C. The Hill Times file photograph

Opinion

BY ROSS O’CONNOR

November 11, 2020

With a tempestuous U.S. President Donald Trump now headed for the White House exit, the Trudeau government is eagerly preparing for the renewal of its relationship with President-elect Joe Biden—interrupted in 2016 by the monkey rodeo that was the Trump era. Justin Trudeau will now be dealing with...

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