‘A lot of work that has to be done’: how the government has been preparing for Trump 2.0

As the Trudeau government faces its second Trump presidency down south, cabinet ministers in Ottawa stick to a message of preparation and relationship-building.

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, top left, chairs the Cabinet Committee on Canada-U.S. Relations and Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc as vice-chair. Other members include Anita Anand, Bill Blair, Lawrence MacAulay, Mélanie Joly, Marc Miller, and François-Philippe Champagne.The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

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BY STEPHEN JEFFERY

November 11, 2024

The Trudeau government has sought to reassure Canadians that it has been preparing for Donald Trump’s return to the U.S. presidency in what former senior public servants say will have been a mammoth effort across the bureaucracy, diplomatic network, and broader civil socie...

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