Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau On Thursday, he said he would reconstitute a special cabinet committee Canada-US relations To address your administration’s concerns about another Donald Trump President.
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia FreelandThe committee is also chaired by the finance minister of the country. “With the election of President Donald Trump to a second term, the Cabinet Committee will focus on critical Canada-U.S. issues,” Trudeau’s office said.
Canada is one of the most Trade dependent countries in the world, and 75% of Canada’s exports go to the US. For the first time in Trump’s tenure, his move to renegotiate North American Free Trade AgreementAnd reports that he was considering a 25% tariff on the auto sector were considered an existential threat to Canada at the time.
Trudeau called Trump on Wednesday to congratulate him. Although Trump called Trudeau “weak” and “dishonest” during his first term, the relationship between the two nations remains one of the closest in the world. During the recent election campaign, Trump proposed tariffs of 10% to 20% on foreign goods — and mentioned even higher percentages in some speeches. Nelson Wiseman, a political science professor at the University of Toronto, said Canada should expect new tariffs and pressure to increase its military budget.
Canadian police have detained asylum seekers from the US
Canadian police and immigrant aid groups are bracing for an influx of refugees fleeing Trump’s US. “We knew a few months ago that we had to start preparing a contingency plan because if he comes to power, which he will do in a few months, it could drive illegal immigration and irregular immigration into the province of Quebec and Canada.”, the police said on Thursday.
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