How I would deal with Trump: Frank Baylis

By understating the dynamics at play, we can be ready for the Donald Trump presidency. Yes, there will probably some temporary pain as Trump seeks to project strength, but with a clear strategy and measured responses, we can navigate this situation successfully and emerge unscathed in the long run.

Donald Trump needs to keep the Canadian border as an issue in the minds of Americans. Remember, everything he does, he is doing it for his American audience. He does not care either way for Canada, writes Liberal leadership candidate Frank Baylis. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Gage Skidmore

Opinion

BY FRANK BAYLIS

January 19, 2025

With Donald Trump about to sworn in as the next president of the United States, Canada has been swept up into a state of collective anxiety. People are very concerned about his threats to impose 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods crossing the border. While I take such thr...

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