Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland has been spearheading the federal government’s efforts on Canada-U.S. relations since Donald Trump's win.Photo by Spencer Colby/The Canadian Press/File

Freeland confident Liberal government is 'very aligned' with Trump team on China

Freeland says she is convinced that her government is in a better position than it was during Trump’s first mandate — pointing to the Canada-U.S.-Mexico free trade agreement

by · National Post

OTTAWA — Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland thinks China could be the tie that binds the new Trump White House and the Liberal government.

Despite harsh words from President-elect Donald Trump’s closest allies toward Canada and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in particular, Freeland says she remains undeterred in wanting to find common ground with the incoming U.S. administration.