Trump’s Trade War Is Helping Mark Carney Transform Canada

How the prime minister is using the rift with the U.S. to boost his country’s global standing. Illustration by Noah Hickey/The Dispatch (Photos via Getty Images). Turn any article into a podcast. Upgrade now to start listening. Members can share articles with friends & family to bypass the paywall. OTTAWA, Canada—Nobody here is surprised that trade negotiations with the United States have blown up or that relations with Washington have taken yet another turn for the worse, at least not anyone with a maple leaf on their passport. Political insiders of all stripes—current and former government officials; consultants, pollsters and lobbyists; Liberal and Conservative party loyalists—were predicting as much during a series of conversations I had with them over the span of nearly a week in the Canadian capital and Toronto on the cusp of summer. David M. Drucker is a contributing writer and former senior writer at The Dispatch. He is also a Bloomberg Opinion columnist and MS NOW contributor. More We Think You’d Like