Comment: Mr Keller makes some valid points, but if Trump benefits Canada at all, it would only be in the economic sphere, and my own opinion is that those gains would be of the short term variety.

Even if he gives us a bye on oil, softwood lumber is almost certain to take a hit.  And while the auto industry in southern Ontario has been the recipient of too much corporate welfare, we can expect some losses there too.

Finally, the swing to the far right of the political spectrum has already resulted in a cavalier attitude toward the environment, which will have a lasting impact on our shared biosphere.  And while it is probably time political correctness is reined in, I think Trump and his supporters are using that as a license to ignore racism and misogyny.  Cultural attitudes have a way of spreading, and I am hopeful that this one doesn’t migrate North.