Carney with a mandate could spell trouble for Trump

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  Welcome to the World in Ten.

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  In an increasingly uncertain world, this is the Times's daily podcast dedicated to global security.

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  Today with me, Stuart Willey and Alex Dibble.

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  Canadians are furious.

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  Furious about Donald Trump's repeated threat that their country could soon become the 51st state of the US.

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  And now, furious at the decision by their closest ally and southern neighbour to rip up long-standing trade agreements.

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  And after April 28th, that fury looks set to give Donald Trump a series of problems.

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  Problems he could have avoided too.

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  Let's unpack the issues with our guest today.

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  Xavier Delgado is a US-Canada relations specialist who's worked

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  for think tanks in Washington as well as for Global Affairs Canada.

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  Xavier, you're somebody who straddles both countries.

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  How much has this election become a referendum on Donald Trump's desire to take over Canada and his trade war?

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  Well, it's almost entirely about Donald Trump now.

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  And to be clear, Stuart, there were even before Donald Trump was in office,

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  well before Donald Trump was elected president of the United States for a second time.

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  Canadians were extremely anxious about the economy.

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  Those anxieties about economic prosperity, housing affordability,

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  grocery inflation actually drove Justin Trudeau out of office largely.

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  And all of a sudden,

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