• Does the Trump administration pose an existential threat to Canada?

  • Jan 16 2025
  • Length: 27 mins
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Does the Trump administration pose an existential threat to Canada?

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  • Gideon talks to Michael Ignatieff, the former leader of Canada’s Liberal party, about how the country will deal with its newly-hostile southern neighbour when it is undergoing a change of leadership at home. They discuss Donald Trump’s threat to raise punitive tariffs on Canadian imports and how to respond to his suggestion that Canada should become the US’s 51st state. Clip: Global News


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    Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner.


    Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com


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