President Trump and the damage still being done

Trump will still be president for another two months, which means he still has access to those levers of power which could shift global political fault lines for generations to come.

U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured during a press conference on Nov. 5. Canada still has personnel assigned to the Iraq mission, which has parliamentary authorization until 2022. It's unclear how these latest Trump troop reductions will impact Canadian operations in that country, writes Scott Taylor.Official White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Opinion

BY SCOTT TAYLOR

November 25, 2020

OTTAWA—These days it is almost impossible for Canadians to ignore the political circus that is being played out south of our border. Were the potential consequences not so dire, the desperate deeds of U.S. President Donald Trump and his loyal base would be outright comical. Given Trump’s ubiqui...

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