Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau congratulated Donald Trump early Wednesday morning on his second United States presidential election win.
“The friendship between Canada and the U.S. is the envy of the world. I do know President Trump and I’ll work collectively to create extra alternative, prosperity, and safety for each of our nations,” Trudeau stated in a submit on social media.
Forward of polls closing and Trump defeating Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris to change into the forty seventh president, Trudeau and a number of other cupboard ministers stated they had been able to work with whomever Individuals elected to defend Canadian pursuits.
In an extended assertion issued by his workplace, Trudeau additionally congratulated JD Vance on his election as vice-president, earlier than happening to level to the deep and longstanding person-to-person and financial ties between the 2 international locations.
“Canada and the U.S. have the world’s most profitable partnership. We’re neighbours and buddies, united by a shared historical past, widespread values, and steadfast ties between our peoples. We’re additionally one another’s largest commerce companions and our economies are deeply intertwined,” Trudeau stated.
The federal authorities has stated it has been getting ready for the outcomes of this election for the higher a part of the final yr.
Lawmakers and stakeholders on this aspect of the border will now be trying to enact a “Crew Canada” method on working with a second-term Trump administration on scorching recordsdata comparable to commerce, the border, and defence.
“We sit up for working with President-elect Trump and his administration, together with on points comparable to commerce, funding, and continental peace and safety,” Trudeau stated.
Early in his first presidency Trump triggered what turned a high-drama renegotiation of the North American Free Commerce Settlement, and now he is vowed to enact the 2026 assessment clause stitched into the revised deal.
The highest Republican has additionally threatened a blanket 10 per cent import tariff that if Canada is hit with, will affect the financial system on this aspect of the border, and will lead to larger costs for customers.
In his assertion Trudeau famous that the renegotiated trilateral commerce pact has created 1000’s of jobs, and famous that in 2023, commerce between the 2 international locations amounted to greater than $1.3 trillion, with greater than $3.5 billion in items and companies crossing the border every day.
If Trump makes good on his immigration guarantees, Canada may additionally see a surge of asylum claims, amid potential elevated curiosity amongst Individuals in transferring north.
And, Canada can be more likely to face elevated stress from the U.S. to spice up defence spending, to fulfill the NATO goal, with Trump’s former envoy to Canada lately saying this nation must “do higher.”
Parliamentarians might be heading into conferences with their respective social gathering caucuses on Parliament Hill later this morning, the place the outcomes of the consequential U.S. election is certain to be a subject of dialog.
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