Although the meetings between Ministers Mélanie Joly and Dominic LeBlanc bring “positive discussions”, these will not influence Donald Trump to stop his comments about Canada, believes Yasmine Abdelfadel.
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The political analyst considers that these meetings will serve to forge links with the Trump administration regarding the commercial aspect, including the famous threat of customs tariffs. However, the two Canadian ministers will not be able to stop the attacks and jokes about Canada becoming a 51e American state.
“The visit of Mr.me Joly and Mr. LeBlanc will not ensure that Mr. Trump will stop insulting Canada,” she thought.
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Mme Abdelfadel wants strong action from Canada so that his government reaffirms its sovereignty.
She also believes that the president-elect is informed about Canada’s internal affairs, including the crisis within the Liberal Party.
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“He is certainly aware of the weakness of Justin Trudeau’s leadership and the fragility and vulnerability of the current government which could be in an election very soon, in the coming weeks,” she said. That means we don’t have the big end of the stick.”
Yasmine Abdelfadel nevertheless believes that these meetings and the good discussions that emerge from them are a positive affair for the interests of the country.
“It’s always good news as long as discussions take place, as long as exchanges take place and we are close to the most influential people in the Trump administration, whether Justin Trudeau is there or not,” he said. -she declared.
“This is good news for Canada’s interests, even if we have had the impression for several weeks that they have been put aside,” she illustrated.
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