The world is rapidly moving through the stages of grief when it comes to dealing with the 'new United States.'
Initial denial that anything was amiss in the United States rapidly gave way to anger, particularly regarding the abrogation of trade deals, tariffs, and annexation threats. Anger gave way to bargaining, a stage some are still in as they look for the elusive hook to get things 'back to normal' with the U.S. Many, particularly those who once revered the United States, still feel a sense of sadness at what the U.S. has become. But most importantly, there is a growing acceptance that America's disturbing turn necessitates new trade relationships and defence partners.
And Canada, a nation with much to lose from America’s drift toward economic nationalism and unilateralism, needs only look to its historical kinship with the Commonwealth to find enduring partners.
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