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With the US election ramping up, the question we often hear ramps up with it: & #39;why write about the US vote? Why would Canadians care?& #39; Well with a neighbour that size and a border that size, we& #39;d always care. That& #39;s amplified amid the health & economic crisis of a pandemic+
HOW we write on it matters. Washington bureau chief @thekeenanwire is observing the US vote with a firm eye on how it effects issues here. Like the economy: & #39;Our proximity to the US is a huge source of our prosperity. People shouldn’t underestimate that& #39;+ https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2020/09/24/if-donald-trump-drags-the-us-economy-down-canadas-economy-is-going-along-for-the-ride.html">https://www.thestar.com/news/worl...
Other ripple effects include immigration, and asylum+: https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2020/09/22/we-have-a-maniac-in-charge-what-donald-trumps-immigration-policies-have-done-to-canada.html">https://www.thestar.com/news/worl...
And climate: “In Canada, people are quick to say we cannot have more stringent regulations than the US, because trade-wise, then we are disadvantaged because our environmental measures cost some money& #39;+ https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2020/09/28/donald-trumps-denial-of-climate-changes-puts-him-at-odds-with-canada-a-joe-biden-win-might-clear-the-air.html">https://www.thestar.com/news/worl...
And pandemic: & #39;Seldom in our history has an issue galvanized public opinion like the resolve to keep the border closed to pandemic-stricken Americans. Recently, 90 per cent of Canadians in a poll said they want to keep strict border restrictions& #39;+ https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2020/09/22/as-the-pandemic-rages-canadians-prefer-a-closed-border-with-donald-trumps-america.html">https://www.thestar.com/news/worl...
Democracy: & #39;It comes from watching a neighbour, the country that has been Canada’s closest friend in the world and partner in democracy, go through a crisis that increasingly feels like it could end in chaos, authoritarianism and even a kind of civil war& #39;+ https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2020/09/21/donald-trump-has-taken-the-us-down-a-dark-path-and-these-canadians-are-scared-of-where-it-leads.html">https://www.thestar.com/news/worl...
The Canadian government is watching, as @SusanDelacourt writes: & #39;Canada’s prime minister is sending some strong signals that what’s happening in Donald Trump’s America is putting his closest neighbours on edge& #39;+ https://www.thestar.com/politics/political-opinion/2020/09/28/in-donald-trumps-america-justin-trudeau-takes-a-veiled-shot-at-the-president.html">https://www.thestar.com/politics/...
And sometimes responding, as @TondaMacC writes: & #39;Blair denied that Canada is seeking to reopen the border, noting that the restrictions are still allowing essential goods and workers to cross& #39;+ https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/2020/09/25/donald-trump-says-canada-wants-to-reopen-its-border-with-the-us-not-so-fast-says-bill-blair.html">https://www.thestar.com/politics/...
Doug Ford has weighed in on border and trade issues also+: @robertbenzie https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/2020/07/10/were-going-to-war-doug-ford-comes-out-swinging-at-donald-trump-over-tariffs.html">https://www.thestar.com/politics/...
As some of our closest neighbours roil, reporting, like an ongoing series by Alex McKeen looks to shed light on what& #39;s happening behind the headlines. She explains in this thread+: https://twitter.com/alex_mckeen/status/1310623097234452480?s=20">https://twitter.com/alex_mcke...