Joly drew an analogy to her government's experience working with former president Donald Trump's administration, which sought to limit long-established trade in crucial sectors.
“We are certainly working on scenarios,” Joly said in French during an interview with a Montreal radio station Wednesday.
Joly drew an analogy to her government’s experience working with the administration of former U.S. president Donald Trump, which sought to limit long-established trade in crucial sectors. “What would have been extremely far-fetched scenarios maybe 10 years ago, today are not impossible anymore,” he said.Juneau said Canada could face the prospect of political refugees, economic protectionism in one of the largest trading relationships in the world and a shock to Ottawa’s reliance on the U.S. for intelligence-sharing and scientific co-operation.“If an increasingly authoritarian U.S.
NDP foreign-affairs critic Heather McPherson said it’s only logical that Ottawa plan for an aggressive Washington. She said Canada would benefit from stronger ties with other allies, even if it ends up remaining on good terms with the U.S. “This is very sensitive for any democratic ally of the U.S.,” he said. “My guess is that any ally will be very, very discreet about this.”Generally, Canada’s allies have used language focused on the risks of America withdrawing from the world stage.France’s ambassador to Canada said last April that closer ties between Ottawa and Europe could protect both from Washington pulling inward.
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