It’s time to Trump-proof Canada’s foreign policy

Canada must not ignore the fact that Trump and the Republican Party remain politically competitive. More than 74 million Americans voted for Trump in the 2020 election.

U.S. President Joe Biden, pictured. If the past four years of Donald Trump has taught us anything, it is that we have too often taken our relationship with the U.S. for granted. To prevent another four years of Trumpism, Canadian foreign policy toward the U.S. must be proactive, not reactive, writes Stuart MacKay. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

Opinion

BY STUART MACKAY

April 26, 2021

That sound you heard all across Ottawa on Jan. 20 was a deep sigh of relief from hundreds of politicians, staffers, and public servants, all happy to see the tail end of the Trump administration. With Joe Biden now in the Oval Office, Canadian decision-makers may assume that Canada-U.S. relations ca...

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