It made sense for both countries to work together effectively. His cabinet ministers also had solid working relationships with their counterparts. Former Conservative prime minister Stephen Harper forged a productive working relationship with Democratic President Obama, leading, for example, to the Beyond the Border initiatives. However, personal ties between leaders can be important, especially since Trump’s policies are uncertain and in flux, he promises to reset global trade, and there is a political divide, going into the relationship, that can lead to exacerbated tensions if not handled carefully.

Granted, our bilateral relationship is larger than two individual leaders. In any event, the overarching goal for our government must be to protect the diplomatic and commercial connection with the U.S., the country with which we traded $890 billion in goods and services last year. However, we can readily maintain our billion-dollar trade with Cuba without praising Castro. Trudeau to skip Fidel Castro ’s funeral following backlash over PM’s kind words for the dictatorĪnother questionable justification of Trudeau’s response is that we need to protect our international trade agreements in the light of impending American challenges to NAFTA.Justin Trudeau on Fidel Castro : ‘A legendary revolutionary’ who improved education and healthcare.Why should other countries listen to Trudeau sanctimoniously hector them for their abuse of human rights if he praises the memory of someone notorious for comparable crimes? I will get to our interests in a moment. However, whitewashing the memory of a brutal tyrant is the antithesis of Canadian values and undercuts our international reputation as an advocate for liberty, democracy, freedom of speech, the rule of law and human rights. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.

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