Every political leader in Canada has declared U.S. President Donald Trump an unreliable partner who is reneging on the USMCA trade deal that he signed, so you have to question why the leading election contenders would rush to negotiate a new deal with him.
Liberal Leader Mark Carney and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre both now say they would launch negotiations immediately after the coming election, not just on trade but on the broad defence and security relationship, too.
Yet those two leaders have very different ideas of what a new deal would be.
