U.S. ambassador to Canada David L. Cohen at the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa on Sunday, June 2, 2024.Photo by Ashley Fraser/Postmedia

U.S. Ambassador tells anxious Canadians to 'take a breath' over presidential election results

'Even in challenging elections, having jarring shifts in policy ... as a result of elections is a true rarity,' David Cohen said

by · National Post

OTTAWA —The U.S Ambassador to Canada says Canadians anxiously watching Americans go to the polls Tuesday should “take a breath.” 

“I don’t know that anyone knows what Kamala Harris’ overall philosophy and position with respect to the entire scope of the U.S.-Canada relationship would be,” David Cohen told the National Post in an interview Tuesday afternoon.