# How should Canada react to Trump’s threats?

An episode of [The Rachman Review](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1504048545), 6 Mar 2025, 22 min.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/therachmanreview/e/67c8654548f26a4bcaf44baa/media.mp3

Canada’s Liberal party will elect a new leader this weekend and Chrystia Freeland is running to replace Justin Trudeau as prime minister. Donald Trump’s belligerence towards his northern neighbour seems to have restored the party’s popularity ahead of a general election this year. Chrystia tells host Gideon Rachman that Canadians are sticking together and that they have some strong cards to play. Follow Gideon on X @gideonrachman or Bluesky @gideonrachman.bsky.social. Gideon Rachman is the chief foreign affairs commentator at the Financial Times. You can find his column here. Want more? Free links: Donald Trump’s tariffs loom suddenly through the fog of trade war Europe has bought Zelenskyy some time Donald Trump warns tariffs will cause ‘a little disturbance’ in defiant speech Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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