The New Yorker Radio Hour

Canada’s Plans for Donald Trump

October 9, 2026·31 min·4-min readconversationalnews
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Former Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland discusses the deteriorating U.S.-Canada relationship under Donald Trump’s second administration, framing it as an existential challenge rooted in Trump’s transactional worldview and hostility toward democracies. She argues that Canad

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Chrystia Freeland

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Donald TrumpDavid RemnickChrystia FreelandJustin TrudeauMark Carney

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Unreliable Boyfriendby Chrystia Freeland

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DemocracyForeign PolicyGeopoliticsGlobal NewsInequalityPolitical NewsUs Politics

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