WASHINGTON — Five former Canadian ambassadors to the United States have signed an open letter calling on Ottawa to adopt a plan to deepen co-operation with its closest neighbour, saying Canada needs a strategy reboot at a time of geopolitical turmoil
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"Our intimate ties atop North America and into the wider world also require constant tending," the letter said."This is particularly true now, amid rapid and complex geopolitical change." The renegotiated deal, known as the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement, will be reviewed in 2026. That means whoever wins the November election will be at America's helm for the critical review, and both presidential candidates are selling protectionist policies that could cause uncertainty for Canadian trade.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised in July to meet the target of spending two per cent of gross domestic product on defence by 2032. It suggested Canada focus on four high-impact sectors: Arctic security, critical minerals, energy and the environment and technologies like artificial intelligence and quantum computing.
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