Canada foreign policy will be on back burner in 2020

Significance

Canada 's ties with China are strained and are one foreign policy challenge that the recently re-elected Trudeau government faces this year. However, his government is now a minority administration.

Impacts

• Canada will pass the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement, but that could be slowed in the fractious parliament.
• Canada will push for a UN Security Council seat in June, but is unlikely to be elected.
• Canada will extradite Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou per US needs, likely meaning further Chinese diplomatic and trade retaliation.
• Ottawa will eventually decide not to allow Huawei to participate in Canada’s 5G network.
• A swift UK-Canada free trade deal is unlikely, as the UK must first settle its EU relationship.