The year-in-review phase is over. It’s time to look ahead.
In Canadian politics, 2025 will be remembered as the year of Trump. In 2026, I regret to predict, very little will change. In my last column, I argued that the U.S. midterms — and President
Donald Trump’s rhetoric in the lead-up — will turn Canada into an increasingly convenient political target, spelling trouble for our economy and particularly for the looming CUSMA renegotiations.
That is a seismic risk. But it is far from the only political story Canadians should be watching in the year ahead.
