Canada Has to Master the Complexity of the U.S. Political System

In three months we will wake up to see who Americans have elected as president, to the House of Representatives and a third of the Senate. We will be deeply affected by the results, whatever the political stripe of those who occupy the White House and take control of the two houses of Congress. Like it or not, Canadians do have a “dog in this hunt.” Geography, history, economics and culture have created a deep integration that goes far beyond a typical foreign relationship. Written by Allan Gotlieb, Michael Kergin and Colin Robertson and published in the Commentary section of the Globe and Mail.