Donald Trump’s decisive victory in fall 2024 immediately changed the policy landscape for Canada, as key players here try to anticipate the 47th President’s moves around trade, immigration and defence. The new makeup of Congress will also figure into the strategic calculations of Canadian government officials.  

Christopher Sands, director of the Wilson Center’s Canada Institute, and Jennifer Welsh, the incoming director of McGill’s Max Bell School of Public Policy, examined the tools that Canada and the United States have to manage the relationship through the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead.   

The conversation was moderated by IRPP president and CEO Jennifer Ditchburn.

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