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Barry Penner: An upside-down world: The Importance of keeping U.S.-Canada relations on an even keel

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Barry Penner : After 9/11 , Canada stood shoulder-to-shoulder with the U.S. , offering steadfast support during one of its most challenging periods.

He says it's hard to reconcile that spirit of cooperation with the current trajectory of U.K.-Canada relations.

Penner says the current administration's threats to intentionally disrupt its economic relationship with Canada are not born of international security concerns but of deliberate policy choices.

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