Canada will have to expand trade with undemocratic countries to fight losses in U.S. trade war, say foreign policy experts

Canada is at serious risk in 2026 from the 'political revolution' currently underway in the U.S., and there is likely no scenario where Canada and the U.S. will return to a trade relationship like before the current trade war.

Prime Minister Mark Carney, who recently engaged in a multi-stop international visit to China and Qatar, should be employing a communications strategy to bring Canadians on board in a far more substantive way, says John Delacourt, a former director of communications for the Liberal Research Bureau.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY JESSE CNOCKAERT

January 19, 2026

An increasingly strained relationship with the United States will require Canada to make difficult decisions in 2026, such as possibly expanding trade with undemocratic nations, say foreign affairs experts who agree that Canada could be the most vulnerable from the ongoing p...

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