Original Publish Date » April 7 , 2025
Last Updated » 2 weeks
Policy Options » As political scientist Mark Blyth points out, this context of uncertainty may prompt decision-makers to consider major changes in public policy that previously seemed unthinkable.
Options such as increasing military spending, improving internal trade, diversifying our international trade and defence partnerships, and a possible rapprochement between Canada and the European Union have become much more salient issues than they were before Trump was sworn in on January 20, 2025.
Simultaneously, the normalization of lying to the public by Trump and his administration illustrates and reinforces a trend where scientific facts are challenged in the name of conspiracy theories or hyper-ideological propaganda.
