Implicit in Ms. Ambrose's statement is the assumption (a reasonable one) that the new US Administration will be introducing strong measures that favour its investors and speculators (at least if you disregard the dangers entailed in removing safeguards against environmental degradation, unsavory business and speculative practices, financial bubbles and growing inequalities in wealth and income in society) and the assumption (a dangerous one) that Canada should be adopting similar measures to keep pace with US economic developments.

Clearly, the Liberal Government faces challenges in the face of the yet unclear direction of US public policy, but in navigating through these challenging waters its best course will not be to simply follow in the wake of the US.  Likewise, the Conservative Party should be clear in its presentation of policy alternatives for Canada and be careful, in doing so, that it doesn't blindly ape the Trump phenomena.