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SaltWire Network 🏢 Postmedia (ex-SaltWire, 2024) 📍 NS Oct 28, 2026 · 6 min read AI Analyzed View full audit trail → C.R.E.E.D. audited

JOHNSON: Canada strides onto the world stage

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For most of our history as a country dating back to 1867, Canada has seldom been a major player on the world stage.
president can completely ignore the United States-Canada-Mexico Trade Agreement that he signed into law in 2019, while imposing punishing tariffs on both Canada and Mexico, tariffs that are illegal under the agreement, then how secure is any agreement negotiated and signed by any future American administration?
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          Breadcrumb Trail Links HomeCape BretonCape Breton OpinionOpinion JOHNSON: Canada strides onto the world stage A brave, new, and often frightening world Author of the article: By David Johnson • For The Cape Breton Post Published Oct 28, 2026 Something new is happening for Canada and it bodes well for our future. For most of our history as a country dating back to 1867, Canada has seldom been a major player on the world stage. But that is beginning to change, first thanks to U.S. president Donald Trump, and then to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.…

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