Louise Blais

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Canada and Trump II: We Don’t Need a Minister of American Relations

Canada and Trump II: We Don’t Need a Minister of American Relations

As part of the Trudeau government’s preparation for a second Trump administration, the idea of a minister dedicated to Canada’s relationship with the United States has reportedly been discussed. The motivation is based on the fact that, with a return to the less predictable economic and trade terms of Trump’s last presidency and amid increased American protectionism more broadly, Canada...

Adios ‘Three Amigos’, ¡Hola! ‘El Trio’: Canada and Presidenta Sheinbaum

Adios ‘Three Amigos’, ¡Hola! ‘El Trio’: Canada and Presidenta Sheinbaum

With Claudia Sheinbaum’s landslide victory in Mexico’s presidential election, North America finally gets its first Jewish head of government and Mexico gets North America’s first elected woman leader. And just like that, the “Three Amigos” trilateral branding that has framed North American Leaders Summits (NALS) since 2005 needs to be mothballed and replaced by something less unwieldy than “Two Amigos...