Because Trump is extremely left wing politically.
Trump a greater threat to Harper’s trade legacy than Trudeau ever was
One can run but not hide from the aftershocks of Donald Trump’s presidential victory.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is finding that out first hand this week as his first trip outside Canada since the American election turns into a damage assessment mission.
It is a testimony to the magnitude of the shift in the tectonic plates brought about by the U.S. outcome that there is not an international forum and precious few of the world’s capitals that are not scrambling to pick up the post-election pieces.
One of the distinguishing features of Harper’s foreign policy doctrine was his strong stance against Vladimir Putin’s military goals. Trudeau’s Latvia deployment fits into that doctrine, as does the ratification by the Liberals of the Canada-Ukraine free trade agreement initially negotiated under the Conservatives.
And then, what would Harper — as a staunch champion of Israel — have made of the anti-Semitic undertones of some of the rhetoric of Trump’s campaign?
On Wednesday, interim Conservative leader Rona Ambrose offered her caucus a few positive thoughts about Trump’s victory. But when all is said and done, the president-elect poses a greater threat to Harper’s trade and foreign policy legacy than Trudeau ever did.
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada...olicy-legacy-than-trudeau-ever-did-hbert.html
Trump a greater threat to Harper’s trade legacy than Trudeau ever was
One can run but not hide from the aftershocks of Donald Trump’s presidential victory.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is finding that out first hand this week as his first trip outside Canada since the American election turns into a damage assessment mission.
It is a testimony to the magnitude of the shift in the tectonic plates brought about by the U.S. outcome that there is not an international forum and precious few of the world’s capitals that are not scrambling to pick up the post-election pieces.
One of the distinguishing features of Harper’s foreign policy doctrine was his strong stance against Vladimir Putin’s military goals. Trudeau’s Latvia deployment fits into that doctrine, as does the ratification by the Liberals of the Canada-Ukraine free trade agreement initially negotiated under the Conservatives.
And then, what would Harper — as a staunch champion of Israel — have made of the anti-Semitic undertones of some of the rhetoric of Trump’s campaign?
On Wednesday, interim Conservative leader Rona Ambrose offered her caucus a few positive thoughts about Trump’s victory. But when all is said and done, the president-elect poses a greater threat to Harper’s trade and foreign policy legacy than Trudeau ever did.
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada...olicy-legacy-than-trudeau-ever-did-hbert.html