During the Trump years, Ottawa spent much of its time working around the White House as it defended Canada’s status as a reliable American trading partner; in the years to come, the lines of communication will be more open between two like-minded administrations.
Story continues below advertisement.Biden made that clear on his first day in office, when he cancelled the Keystone XL pipeline project – rewarding his domestic political base by kicking Canada.
government procurement – a weakly enforced Trump policy that the new President has doubled down on, and which could harm Canadian manufacturers.
need to be on the same page on China – which may involve Canada moving closer to the American position.
Story continues below advertisementNo Canadian government can ever expect its American counterpart to sacrifice more than minor domestic interests for the sake of our own prioritiesBut the Trudeau government can, at the very least, look forward to an end to the chaos and sabotage of the late, unlamented Trump years